A. Lengths (μm) . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||||
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. | . | Pharynx . | . | . | . | . | ||||||
. | Worm . | Corpus . | Isthmus . | Terminal bulb . | Total . | Pharynx/worm (%) . | ||||||
Adults | 1002.2±28.3* | 76.6±0.8 | 35.8±0.9 | 32.3±0.5 | 144.7±0.9 | 14.4±0.4 | ||||||
L1s | 241.6±10.0* | 35.0±0.7 | 23.6±0.5 | 13.0±0.3 | 71.6±1.0 | 29.6±1.3 |
A. Lengths (μm) . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||||
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. | . | Pharynx . | . | . | . | . | ||||||
. | Worm . | Corpus . | Isthmus . | Terminal bulb . | Total . | Pharynx/worm (%) . | ||||||
Adults | 1002.2±28.3* | 76.6±0.8 | 35.8±0.9 | 32.3±0.5 | 144.7±0.9 | 14.4±0.4 | ||||||
L1s | 241.6±10.0* | 35.0±0.7 | 23.6±0.5 | 13.0±0.3 | 71.6±1.0 | 29.6±1.3 |
B. Diameters (μm) . | . | . | . | . | . | |||||
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. | . | . | . | Procorpus . | . | |||||
. | Terminal bulb . | Isthmus . | Metacorpus . | Posterior . | Anterior . | |||||
Adults | 31.5±1.1 | 15.3±0.3 | 27.1±0.5 | 19.2±0.3 | 15.1±0.2 | |||||
L1s | 9.6±0.1 | 4.0±0.1 | 8.6±0.2 | 6.7±0.1 | 6.1±0.1 |
B. Diameters (μm) . | . | . | . | . | . | |||||
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. | . | . | . | Procorpus . | . | |||||
. | Terminal bulb . | Isthmus . | Metacorpus . | Posterior . | Anterior . | |||||
Adults | 31.5±1.1 | 15.3±0.3 | 27.1±0.5 | 19.2±0.3 | 15.1±0.2 | |||||
L1s | 9.6±0.1 | 4.0±0.1 | 8.6±0.2 | 6.7±0.1 | 6.1±0.1 |
C. Estimated lumen diameters (μm) . | . | . | ||
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. | Isthmus . | Procorpus . | ||
Adults | 3.9 | 4.9 | ||
L1s | 1.0 | 1.8 | ||
Values are means ± s.e.m. | ||||
N=6 in A (*N=4 for the whole worm length measurements); N=10 in B. | ||||
L1s, first stage larvae. |
C. Estimated lumen diameters (μm) . | . | . | ||
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. | Isthmus . | Procorpus . | ||
Adults | 3.9 | 4.9 | ||
L1s | 1.0 | 1.8 | ||
Values are means ± s.e.m. | ||||
N=6 in A (*N=4 for the whole worm length measurements); N=10 in B. | ||||
L1s, first stage larvae. |