DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15472116
title: TABLE 2 in Redescription and Revised Classification Status of Abbreviata phrynocephali comb. nov. (Spirurida: Physalopteridae) from the Yarkand Toad-Headed Agama Phrynocephalus axillaris (Lacertilia: Agamidae)

description: TABLE 2. Comparison of morphological characters of nematodes of the genus Abbreviata (measurements in mm).
A. phrynocephalusA. levicaudaA. tumidocapitisA. pilbarensisA. anomalaA. glebopalmaePentadentoptera phrynocephali ✱A. bancroftiA. borneensisA. baltazardiA. adonisiA. hastaspiculaA. perenticolaA. achariSourceThis studyJones (1983)Jones (1983)Jones (1986)Jones (1986)Jones (1988)Tao (1985)Jones, 2013Schad, 1959Chabaud, 1953Sulahian, 1968Jones, 1979Mus, 1985Soota, 1969HostPhrynocephalus axillarisVaranus rosenbergiVaranus gouldiiPogona minor mitchelliPogona minor minorVaranus glebopalmaPhrynocephalus axillarisPhyllurus platurusVaranus rudicollisPhrynocephalus helioscopusAgatna stellioAspidites melanocephalusVaranus giganteusCalotea versicolorSexmalefemalemalefemalemalefemalemalefemalemalefemalemalefemalemalefemalemalefemalemalefemalemalefemalemalefemalemalefemalemalefemalemalefemaleBL5.58–9.556.56–12.5711.5–18.018.5–25.08–10.511–148.9–10.513.2–21.017.8–20.540.4–51.88.1–10.711.3–13.45.5–6.56–813.4–17.623.811.00– 24.5024.00– 37.008.5012.5016.225–32.711.17– 12.3717.62– 30.7516.0–22.026.0–31.011.44– 13.3119.2–21.2MW0.37–0.450.44–0.610.35–0.440.50–0.740.28–0.380.42–0.490.30–0.400.52–0.670.44–0.500.56–0.880.29–0.310.40–0.480.274– 0.4340.308– 0.4800.428– 0.5280.64--0.3600.4753.050.53–0.620.40–0.670.66–1.100.38–0.620.60–0.760.33–0.350.43–0.45ML0.22–0.320.18–0.300.31–0.370.35–0.450.36–0.430.32–0.530.25–0.350.28–0.420.23–0.290.35–0.560.39–0.500.46–0.510.205– 0.2260.251– 0.2970.28–0.320.320.22–0.380.30–0.470.2400.2100.340.45–0.540.26–0.410.37–0.440.26–0.400.32–0.44--GL1.27–1.541.46–2.062.07–2.502.37–3.252.10–2.842.16–3.041.62–1.922.20–2.752.30–3.103.30–4.402.40–0.760.80–3.501.154– 1.4971.439– 1.7312.30–2.803.26--1.401.803.233.27–3.841.75–2.842.22–3.612.56–3.263.30–4.10--NC0.18–0.240.16–0.270.31–0.370.31–0.450.27–0.390.26–0.390.25–0.310.26–0.380.46–0.590.26–0.300.32–0.400.38–0.440.160– 0.2050.213– 0.2400.280.3440.24–0.370.33–0.420.210.240.270.31–0.340.23–0.380.36–0.430.32–0.380.33–0.45--EPC0.37–0.65-0.58–0.680.63–0.870.49–0.660.42–0.670.52–0.650.48–0.760.32–0.550.36–0.720.78–0.900.72–0.840.313– 0.3260.333– 0.3660.480– 0.5680.5840.37–0.600.62–0.760.300.380-0.47–0.570.50–0.770.64–0.800.48–0.780.44–0.80--DC0.37–0.530.46–0.550.57–0.670.63–0.860.32–0.510.35–0.620.45–0.590.45–0.760.36–0.460.38–0.600.34–0.480.36–0.460.166– 0.3130.3200.40–0.480.6240.34–0.530.54–0.680.320.370-–0.43–0.610.56–0.700.39–0.620.40–0.66--VC/BL-17.19– 30.22-18–31.8-22.6–30.0-25.9–38.7-3.0–4.8-21.1–26.9-21.32– 23.99-21.4-27.03– 40.00-20.55---21.68- 24.39---20.00– 21.77SL0.32–0.53-0.50–0.60-0.442– 0.594-0.325– 0.425-0.72–0.90-0.48–0.60-0.14–0.24-1.20–1.36-1.94–2.40-0.32-0.37-0.62–0.70-0.62–0.80-0.28–0.39-SR0.18–0.23-0.30–0.34-0.197– 0.276-0.15–0.21-0.22–0.26-0.24–0.32-1.714– 2.355-0.312– 0.320-0.29–0.94-0.22-0.14-0.59–0.67-0.48–0.56-0.08–0.11-TL0.48–0.610.29–0.41-0.38–0.62-0.21–0.30-0.30–0.52-0.44–0.560.19–0.3-0.331– 0.365-0.520-0.19–0.500.460----0.28–0.430.74–0.880.24–0.380.28–0.42-ES (μm)-30–38× 46–64-32.5–33.7 × 47.5–50-31–33× 47–49-40–45× 50–60-44–48× 72–76-28–32× 35–36-34–40 × 45–60-32 ×50-21–29× 36–54-30 × 65-27–32× 51–62-31–39× 31–42-32–36 × 36–40-22 × 44–55PP8-8-8-8-10-8-8-8-8-10-6-14-8-8-PSP13-7-7-13-11-7-13-7-11-11-8-7-7-12-UB-6-4-4-1-4-4-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
......continued on the next page BL body length, MW maximum width, ML length of muscular esophagus, GL length of glandular esophagus, NC distance of nerve ring to cephalic end, EPC distance of excretory pore to cephalic end, DC distance of deirids to cephalic end, SL length of left spicule, SR length of right spicule, TL length of tail, ES size of eggs, PP number of pedunculate papillae, PSP number and arrangement of caudal sessile papillae, and UB number of uterine branches. * This species was included for comparison with Abbreviata spp. Please refer to the main text for the proposed taxonomic revisions.
BL body length, MW maximum width, ML length of muscular esophagus, GL length of glandular esophagus, NC distance of nerve ring to cephalic end, EPC distance of excretory pore to cephalic end, DC distance of deirids to cephalic end, SL length of left spicule, SR length of right spicule, TL length of tail, ES size of eggs, PP number of pedunculate papillae, PSP number and arrangement of caudal sessile papillae, and UB number of uterine branches.
description: Published as part of Yan, Xiao-Fei, Wang, Tao, Zhao, Yi-Yang, Chen, Sheng-Tao & Wang, Yi-Ni, 2025, Redescription and Revised Classification Status of Abbreviata phrynocephali comb. nov. (Spirurida: Physalopteridae) from the Yarkand Toad-Headed Agama Phrynocephalus axillaris (Lacertilia: Agamidae), pp. 344-345 in Zootaxa 5633 (2) on page 344, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5633.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/15435201