Three cases are possible:- the dorsalrayis longer than ray 8,- the dorsalray andray 8 are of the same length,- the dorsal ray is smaller than ray 8.
Ratio length between ray 8 and dorsal ray.
Dorsal ray>ray 8.
Dorsal ray = ray 8.
Dorsal ray
Sex of the nematode | |_ Ratio length between ray 8 and dorsal ray