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Table 1 Morphometrics of females and males from the R. reniformis isolate

From: The identification, characterization, and management of Rotylenchulus reniformis on Cucumis melo in China

Character

Melon plants, Shandong province, China

Olive, Spain (Palomares-Rius et al. 2018)

Cotton, Limestone, Alabama, USA (Agudelo et al. 2005)

Sponge gourd, Yunnan province, China (Liu et al. 2023)

Immature females

Males

Immature females

Males

Immature females

Males

Immature females

Males

n

20

20

10

10

20

20

20

20

L

420.6 ± 34.2

(351.8–474.1)

427.8 ± 28.1

(356.3–495.5)

464 ± 30.5

(378–469)

438 ± 27.7

(398–486)

399.8

(365–425)

404.3

(375–445)

392.3 ± 20.4

(352.8–436.7)

426.7 ± 31.0

(368.1–463.9)

W

16.9 ± 0.9

(14.8–18.6)

15.7 ± 1.2

(14.0–19.6)

17.7 ± 0.8 (16.0–19.0)

20.3 ± 0.9

(19.0–22.0)

16.9

(15–19)

14.4

(13–17)

–

–

a

24.8 ± 1.5

(22.4–27.8)

27.3 ± 1.2

(21.8–30.9)

24.7 ± 1.9 (21.0–27.4)

21.6 ± 0.9

(20.4–23.4)

23.7

(21.1–26.6)

28.2

(24.1–31.9)

25.2 ± 1.1

(23.5–27.3)

27.7 ± 2.2

(25.2–30.7)

ST

16.0 ± 0.9

(13.6–17.3)

11.5 ± 1.1

(9.9–14.9)

16.7 ± 0.7 (16.0–18.0)

12.5 ± 0.7

(11.0–13.0)

19.2

(17–20)

15.1

(13–18)

18.6 ± 0.5

(17.6–19.4)

12.8 ± 0.8

(11.2–14.1)

DGO

14.9 ± 1.1

(13.1–17.2)

16.7 ± 0.9

(14.9–17.9)

14.5 ± 1.1 (13.0–16.0)

17.2 ± 0.8

(16.0–18.0)

–

–

–

–

H-Ep

87.1 ± 4.6

(79.3–95.9)

80.1 ± 4.2

(70.8–89.6)

76.4 ± 5.8 (70.0–90.0)

91.8 ± 7.1

(80.0–98.0)

88.3

(75–100)

81.2

(70–95)

–

–

Oes

120.8 ± 10.0

(96.8–135.6)

99.8 ± 7.6

(80.2–114.3)

–

–

128

(110–150)

110.0

(95–125)

–

–

b

3.5 ± 0.3

(2.9–4.5)

4.3 ± 0.2

(3.8–4.8)

–

–

3.1

(2.6–3.5)

3.7

(3.3–4.1)

3.2 ± 0.4

(2.6–4.0)

4.5 ± 0.4

(3.9–4.8)

AM

63.5 ± 3.3

(58.1–68.4)

59.1 ± 6.0

(48.9–67.5)

–

–

–

–

–

–

V

71.7 ± 1.6

(67.2–74.6)

–

70.8 ± 1.7

(68.0–73.0)

–

–

–

70.3 ± 1.0

(68.5–72.6)

–

V.a

90.7 ± 9.9

(72.4–111.3)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

ABW

9.6 ± 0.8

(7.9–10.9)

9.3 ± 0.8

(8.1–10.9)

9.7 ± 0.7 (9.0–11.0)

8.8 ± 0.6

(8.0–10.0)

10.7

(9–13)

10.65

(9–12)

–

–

VBW

16.2 ± 0.9

(14.3–17.6)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Tail

26.9 ± 2.9

(22.3–35.6)

25.4 ± 2.6

(22.6–31.9)

23.3 ± 1.6 (22.0–26.0)

26.4 ± 1.6

(24.0–28.0)

28.9

(18–40)

28

(24–32)

25.9 ± 2.2

(20.1–29.9)

26.3 ± 1.8

(24.3–29.4)

c

15.7 ± 1.2

(13.3–18.7)

16.9 ± 1.6

(13.4–19.7)

18.8 ± 1.5 (16.6–21.3)

16.6 ± 0.8

(15.3–17.4)

14.3

(10–22.8)

14.5

(13.0–16.9)

15.2 ± 1.2

(13.6–18.6)

15.5 ± 0.9

(14.7–16.8)

c′

2.8 ± 0.3

(2.4–3.3)

2.7 ± 0.3

(2.1–3.5)

2.4 ± 0.2 (2.2–2.9)

3.0 ± 0.3

(2.7–3.5)

2.7

(2.0–3.5)

2.6

(2.2–3.3)

2.9 ± 0.3

(2.2–3.3)

2.8 ± 0.3

(2.5–3.2)

Spi

–

20.3 ± 1.4

(18.6–23.1)

–

20.8 ± 1.3

(19.0–23.0)

–

20.4

(18–24)

–

20.6 ± 0.9

(19.6–22.7)

  1. All measurements are expressed as means ± SD (range) with units in μm
  2. Abbreviations of morphological features. L: Body length; W: Greatest body width; a: Body length divided by greatest body width; ST: Stylet length; DGO: Dorsal gland orifice to stylet; H-Ep: Distance from excretory pore to anterior end; Oes: Oesophagus length; b: body length divided by oesophageal length; AM: Distance from anterior end to center of median oesophageal bulb valve; V: Distance from head end to vulva × 100 divided by body length; V. a: Distance from vulva to anus; ABW: Anal body width; VBW: Vulval body width; Tail: Tail length; c: Body length divided by tail length; c′: Tail length divided by body width at anus; Spi: Spicules length