Origin characters Filenchusaquilonius Irantylenchusvicinis
  Female Male Female Male
n 13 3 7 2
L 835.3 ±38.7 (771.5-910.5) 823 ±99.0 (747-935) 803.1 ±111.2 (645-906) 822 ±16.9 (810-834)
a 33.2 ±2.8 (29.9-37.7) 36.2 ±3.2 (33.4-39.7) 34.7 ±3.7 (31.7-40.2) 43.8 ±0.0 (43.7-43.8)
b 5.9 ±0.3
(5.3-6.6)
6.0 ±0.6 (5.5-6.8) 5.6 ±0.6 (4.7-6) 5.9 ±0.0 (5.9-6)
c 5.8 ±0.3 (5.2-6.4) 4.8 ±0.4 (4.4-5.1) 5.2 ±0.2 (4.8-5.4) 4.9 ±0.1 (4.8-5.0)
c’ 9.7 ±0.9 (8.1-11.1) 9.9 ±0.6 (9.1-10.3) 11.8 ±2.4 (10.2-15.4) 10.9 ±0.2 (10.7-11.1)
V 63.3 ±3.4
(60.3-72.3)
- 63.2 ±1.4 (62.4-65.5) -
V’ 75.1 ±1.0 (73.6-76.5) - 77.1 ±1.0 (76.2-78.6) -
Stylet 10.6 ±0.5
(10-11.8)
11 ±0.5 (10.5-11.5) 11.6 ±0.2 (11.5-12) 11.2 ±0.3 (11-11.5)
Pharynx length 140.5 ±3.8 (136-146.5) 136.3 ±2.5 (133.5-138.5) 140.7 ±7.0 (135-151) 109 ±1.4 (108-110)
MB 43.9 ±1.1
(42.4-45.4)
44.2 ±1.4 (42.5-45.3) 45.1 ±1.9 (43.1-47.4) 41.7 ±1.0 (41-42.4)
S-E pore 110.7 ±4.4
(105.5-121.5)
105.3 ±7.5 (98.5-113.5) 105.2 ±9.5
(91.5-113.5)
109 ±1.4 (108-110)
Head-vulva 528.9 ±30.6
(490.5-587)
- 501.2 ±69.5
(403-566.5)
-
Vulva-anus 174.4 ±9.2
(159.5-193.5)
- 148 ±18.8
(120-160)
-
Maximum body width 25.2 ±2.0 (21.5-28) 22.6 ±1.4 (21-23.5) 23.1 ±2.8 (19.5-26) 18.7 ±0.3 (18.5-19)
PVS 11.0 ±1.6 (9-14) - 15.6 ±2.0 (13-17.5) -
Tail length 141.9 ±10.1 (120-157) 169.3 ±17.7 (151.5-187) 153.8 ±25.9 (122-185.5) 167.2 ±8.1 (161.5-173)
Width in vulva 23.9 ±1.5 (21.5-25.5) - 22.3 ±2.3 (19-24.5) -
Width in anus 14.6 ±1.2 (13-17) 17 ±0.8 (16.5-18) 13.1 ±1.9 (11-15) 15.2 ±0.3 (15-15.5)
T/VA - - 1.0 ±1.2 (0.9-1.2) -
Spicule - 18.5 ±1 (17.5-19.5)   21.5 ±0.7 (21-22)
Gubernaculum - 6.4 ±0.1 (6.3-6.5)   4.4 ±0.1 (4.3-4.5)
Table. 3: Morphometric characters of Filenchus aquilonius and Irantylenchus vicinis collected from Iran. All measurements are in μm and in the form: mean ±s.d. (range).