Fig. 18From: Convergent evolution of saccate body shapes in nematodes through distinct developmental mechanismsAtypical body shape in nematodes is not strictly associated with the number or ploidy level of epidermal nuclei. a There is no significant association between estimated body volume and the product of number of epidermal nuclei and ploidy level across Tylenchomorpha species (R2 = 0.22; P = 0.41). b The body volume and the product of epidermal nuclear number and ploidy from Tylenchomorpha nematodes were plotted onto the regression line from Flemming et al. [8] with 95% prediction intervals (dotted curves). We found that H. glycines and R. reniformis lay outside of the 95% prediction intervalBack to article page