DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15140902
title: Table 6 in Comparative and cladistic analyses of the species of the genus Pelodera Schneider, 1866 (Rhabditidae: Nematoda) belonging to the coarctata group

description: Table 6 (continued on next page). Differentiating morphological characters of the species of Pelodera Schneider, 1866 (coarctata group).
CharacterP. adeeli sp. nov.P. aligarhensis Tahseen et al., 2014P. coarctata Leuckart, 1891P. cylindrica Cobb, 1898P. cystilarva Völk, 1950P. icosiensis Maupas, 1916P. indica sp. nov.Sexual dimorphismabsentpresentpresentpresentpresent–presentLip region diam. vs height Stoma length vs diam. Metacorpal swelling≈ 2 times ≈ 5 times longer present≈ 2 times 5 times longer present≈ 3 times ≈ 5 times longer present≈ 2–3 times ≈ 4 times longer present≈ 2 times 7 times longer present– – present≈ 2–3 times ≈ 4 times longer presentTail lengthmoderate-longsmalllongsmalllongmoderatemoderate-longTail shapeconoidcupola-shapedcupola-shapedhemispheroidcupola-shapedcupola-shapedcupola-shapedSpike length–minutemoderate–longsmallsmallSpike length vs tail length–<1/2> 1/2–>1/21/2 or> 1/21/2Spicules distally fused20–24%20–25%20–29%31–40%11–25%31–40%28–34%Gubernaculum length vs spicule length<1/2<1/2<1/2<1/2≈ equal<1/2≤ 1/2Bursal marginslobedlobedlobedlobedlobed–lobedBursal velumpunctatedpunctatednot punctatedpunctatednot punctatedpunctatedpunctatedAnt. bursal velum from cloacadistantclosedistantclosedistantdistantclosePre-cloacal genital papillae2320220Post-cloacal genital papillae7679779GP 1inside bursainside bursainside bursainside bursainside bursainside bursainside bursaGP 2inside bursainside bursainside bursainside bursainside bursainside bursainside bursaGP 3slenderslenderplumpslenderplumpslenderslenderGP 5plumpplumpslenderplumpslenderplumpplumpPhasmidsshorter, plumpshorter, plumpshorter, plumpshorter, plumpshorter, slendershorter, plumpshorter, plumpGP 6– 8basally fusedbasally fusedbasally fusedbasally fusedbasally fusedbasally fusedbasally fusedBases of GPnormalnormalswollenswollennormalnormalswollenCharacterP. kolbi Sachs, 1950P. paratretzeli sp. nov.P. par Andrássy, 1962P. serrata Körner, 1954R. stammeri Völk, 1950P. tretzeli Sachs, 1950P. voelki Sachs, 1950Sexual dimorphismpresentpresentabsentpresent?presentpresentLip region diam. vs height Stoma length vs diam. Metacarpal swelling≈ 2 times ≈ 5 times longer present≈ 3 times 2–4 times longer present≈ 2 times ≈ 4 times longer present≈ 2 times> 4 times longer present? 2 times longer absent≈ 3 times 3 times longer present≈ 2 times <3 times longer presentTail lengthmoderate-longmoderatemoderate≈ smallmoderatelonglongTail shapecupola-shapedcupola-shapedcupola-shapedcupola-shapedhemispheroidcupola-shapedcupola-shapedSpike lengthsmallsmallsmallminute–smallsmallSpike length vs tail length<1/2>1/2<1/2<1/2–1/2 or <1/2<1/2Spicules distally fused18–25%12–14%23%22–26%–25–31%25–35%Gubernaculum length vs spicule length<1/2<1/21/2<1/2> 1/2<1/2≤ 1/2Bursal marginssmoothlobedsmoothsmoothsmoothlobedlobedBursal velumnot punctatedpunctatedpunctatedpunctated?punctatedpunctatedAnt. bursal velum from cloacaclosedistantclosedistant–distantdistantPre-cloacal genital papillae2332332Post-cloacal genital papillae7667667GP1outside bursainside bursainside bursainside bursaoutside bursainside bursainside bursaGP2inside bursainside bursainside bursainside bursaoutside bursainside bursainside bursaGP3slenderslenderslenderplump?slenderslenderGP5plumpplumpplumpslender?plumpplumpPhasmidsshorter, plumpshorter, plumpshorter, plumpshorter, slender?shorter, plumpshorter, plumpGP6–8basally not fusedbasally fusedbasally fusedbasally fusednot fusedbasally fusedbasally fusedBases of GPswollennormalnormalnormalnormalswollennormal
description: Published as part of Mahboob, Mohammad, Jahan, Rehmat & Tahseen, Qudsia, 2023, Comparative and cladistic analyses of the species of the genus Pelodera Schneider, 1866 (Rhabditidae: Nematoda) belonging to the coarctata group, pp. 105-106 in European Journal of Taxonomy 890 (1) on page 105, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.890.2253, http://zenodo.org/record/8283523