Table 3.

Morphometrics of newly collected specimens of Proctoeces maculatus, compared to examples of published measurements in literature for adult P. maculatus

Host(s)	Diplodus capensis, Clinus superciliosus		Labrus merula		Blennius ocellaris		Crenilabrus sp.	Acanthopagrus schlegelii, Epinephelus akaara, Pagrus auratus, Rhabdosargus sarba	Halichoeres bivittatus	Parapercis colias	Lithognathus mormyrus, Sparus aurata, Trachinotus ovatus	Myoxocephalus stelleri, Platichthys stellatus, Pseudopleuronectes schrenki
Locality	Various, South Africa		Trieste, Italy		Naples, Italy		Black Sea, Russia	Seto Inland Sea, Japan	Bermuda	New Zealand	Bizerte Lagoon, Tunisia	Wakanai, Hokkaido, Japan
Reference	Present study		Looss (1901)		Odhner (1911)		Vlasenko (1931)	Yamaguti (1934)	Bray and Gibson (1980)	Bray (1983)	Antar and Gargouri (2016)	Shimazu (1984)
	Range (n = 19)	Mean	Range (n = unkown)	Max.	Range (n = unknown)	Max.	Range (n = unknown)	Range (n = 9)	Range (n = unknown)	Range (n = 1)	Range (n = 4)	Range (n = 39)
Body length	1151‒2870	1811	‒	3200	‒	2500	~3000	1730–4460	1460	2450	1277‒1506	2370–6170
Body width	322‒695	484	‒	800	300‒450	‒	700	340–1100	650	950	449‒582	700–1420
Forebody length	283‒546	428	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	420‒587	‒
Hindbody length	839‒2133	1325	‒	‒	500‒700	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	612‒936	‒
Body width:length ratio	1:2.41‒5.98	3.73	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒
Forebody length as % body length	18.4‒35.2	26.1	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒
Oral sucker length	167‒317	217	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	200–560	200	360	146‒171	350–700
Oral sucker width	148‒270	213	370	‒	200‒300	‒	~250	230–570	280	370	150‒191	350–750
Pharynx length	143‒278	193	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	190–400	230	350	100‒137	250–450
Pharynx width	88‒244	171	280	‒	150 ‒230	‒	~200	190–360	170	280	100‒142	250–450
Oesophagus length	9‒52	28	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	50	‒	20‒54	‒
Ventral sucker length	223‒324	265	‒	‒	280‒420	‒	390	230–640	330	430	166‒246	470–970
Ventral sucker width	293‒465	370	630	‒	420‒700	‒	610	290–840	400	670	237‒287	570–1000
Oral sucker length:ventral sucker length	1:0.95‒1.48	1:1.23	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	1:1.54‒1.14	‒
Oral sucker width:ventral sucker width	1:1.49‒1.98	1:1.74	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	1:1.4	1:1.80	1:1.59‒1.41	1:1.13‒1.66
Oral sucker length:pharynx length	1:0.71‒1.08	1:0.90	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒
Oral sucker width:pharynx width	1:0.57‒0.95	1:0.80	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	1:0.79‒0.67	‒
Ovary length	128‒244	200	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	170–400	‒	220	87‒129	250–500
Ovary width	112‒235	170	‒	‒	‒	‒	~220	140–410	‒	280	75‒87	220–420
Egg length	23‒49	41	70	‒	72‒79	‒	74	66–76	‒	40‒62	‒	50–65
Anterior testis length	110‒255	186	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	83‒141	‒
Anterior testis width	143‒268	204	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	71‒121	‒
Posterior testis length	121‒284	197	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	87‒158	‒
Posterior testis width	138‒323	220	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	79‒116	‒
Average testis length	116‒270	192	‒	‒	‒	‒	~220	190–420	160‒230	150‒160	‒	250–750
Average testis width	141‒281	121	‒	‒	‒	‒	~220	190–570	130‒140	250‒260	‒	270–620
Cirrus sac length	314‒633	471	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	130‒340	600	250‒374	500–1050
Cirrus sac width	80‒148	124	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	160	58‒79	120–300
Post-testicular region	223‒1217	576	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	162‒337	‒
Post-testicular region as % body length	17‒42	26	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒