Table 4. Summary of the morphometric data for Paradiplozoon aegyptense (Fischthal & Kuntz, 1963).
Morphometric data for the type series and voucher material studied here, alongside data from the original description; the summary by Khotenovsky (1985); data for P. aegyptense by Ahmad et al. (2015a); and data for Paradiplozoon homoion (Bychowsky & Nagibina, 1959) by Bychowsky & Nagibina (1959), Khotenovsky (1985) and Matějusová et al. (2002).
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Paradiplozoon aegyptense (Fischthal & Kuntz, 1963) |
Paradiplozoon homoion (Bychowsky & Nagibina, 1959) |
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| Holotype n = 1 |
Type series n = 9 |
Voucher n = 1 |
Fischthal & Kuntz (1963) | Khotenovsky (1985) * | Ahmad et al. (2015a) | Bychowsky & Nagibina (1959) | Khotenovsky (1985) | Matějusová et al. (2002) | |
| Total body length | 5,060 (4,840–5,300) | 4,370 (3,640–6,150) | 4,470 (4,350–4,590) | 4,530 (3,620–5,770) | 3,600–5,800 | 4,200 (3,950–4,250) | 3,000–5,300 | 3,100 (1,800–5,200) | – |
| Anterior length | 3,340 (3,230–3,450) | 2,630 (1,920–3,830) | 2,520 (2,510–2,540) | 2,670 (1,880–3,450) | 1,900–3,500 | – | – | 1,800 (800–3,000) | – |
| Anterior width | 796 (769–823) | 572 (305–925) | 903 (821–993) | 558 (299–836) | – | – | 700–1,400* | – | – |
| Posterior length | 1,410 (1,240–1,610) | 1,080 (839–1,840) | 1,080 (972–1,200) | 1,130 (867–1,870) | 90–1,900 | – | 1,000 (500–2,000) | – | |
| Posterior width | 225 (198–257) | 183 (120–257) | 184 (177–191) | 178 (130–245) | – | – | 700–1,400* | – | – |
| Clamps length | 74.2 (69.4–78.3) | 72.5 (55.7–85.4) | 51.5 (43.7–63.1) | 70 (65–79) | 65–79 | 114 (100–124) | – | – | – |
| Clamps width | 93.4 (80–106) | 97.9 (73.2–120) | 76.9 (64.4–82.5) | 97 (92–102) | 92–102 | 45 (40–48) | – | – | – |
| Hook length | 18.9 (18.9–19) | 18.6 (17.6–19.7) | 18.2 | 16.5 (16–17) | 16–17 | – | 17 | 18–22 | 19–22.4 |
| Handle | 46.2 (45.5–47) | 44.9 (41.1–47.9) | – | 49 (48–49) | 48–49 | – | 42 | 38–47 | – |
| Haptor length | 331 (325–336) | 330 (281–412) | 345 (326–365) | 298 (253–360) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Haptor width | 330 (276–394) | 270 (189–399) | 272 (269–274) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fusion Region length | 442 | 406 (320–459) | 461 | 376 (291–437) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fusion Region width | 1,090 | 876 (733–1,098) | 1,150 | 727 (652–874) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Space between suckers | – | 8.93 (4.45–12.6) | 9.57 (6.21–14.8) | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sucker length | 120 (116–126) | 106 (82.9–128) | 73.8 (67.9–79) | 110 (95–125) | 95–125 | 48 (32–64) | 70–90 | 70 (49–108) | – |
| Sucker width | 89.9 (87.3–93.7) | 95.1 (75.5–122) | 78.8 (76.7–80) | 95 (78–103) | 78–103 | 48 (32–64) | 60–80 | 65 (49–81) | – |
| Sucker to anterior | 46.6 (44.4–49) | 37.5 (27.1–49) | 21.2 (21.1–21.2) | 38 (29–46) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pharynx length | 71.2 (71.2–71.2) | 63.2 (51.8–83.2) | 61 (51.2–72.8) | 62 (51–75) | 51–75 | 64 (56–72) | 70–80 | 70 (49–81) | – |
| Pharynx width | 46.5 (45.4–47.6) | 43.3 (39.1–50.3) | 51.4 (46.8–56.5) | 44 (40–50) | 40–50 | 47 (44–50) | 70–80 | 49 (33–65) | – |
| Prepharynx length | 23.6 (22.2–25.1) | 25.2 (13.8–32.8) | 15.9 (15.9–16) | 27 (20–34) | – | 54 (41–68) | – | – | – |
| Egg length | 298 (298–298) | 280 (239–308) | 305 | 292 (254–313) | 158–187 | 250 (220–280) | 250–280 | 260–300 | – |
| Egg width | 127 (122–132) | 104 (84.6–132) | 114 | 107 (81–132) | 81–132 | 82 (76–88) | 100–150 | 81–124 | – |
| Anoperculum | 167 (167–167) | 170 (149–191) | 183 | 170 (158–187)** | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testes length | 121 (104–141) | 127 (100–187) | 125 | 136 (103–190) | – | 155 (140–170) | – | – | – |
| Testes width | 81.1 (73.7–89.1) | 81.8 (63.4–94.7) | 107 | 80 (63–93) | – | 105 (100–110) | – | – | – |
| Ovary length | 390 (342–444) | 339 (257–470) | 423 | 359 (276–460) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ovary width | 179 (145–221) | 166 (121–225) | 297 | 183 (103–202) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clamp 1 length | 72.3 (71.8–73.5) | 68.9 (61.6–84.8) | 45.9 (43.7–48.5) | – | – | – | – | 65 (54–87) | 31–101 |
| Clamp 1 width | 90 (80–96.3) | 88.7 (73.2–104) | 69.6 (64.4–75.8) | – | – | – | 120–140 | 103 (87–162) | 70–143 |
| Clamp 2 length | 75.1 (69.4–78.3) | 73.6 (63.2–81.1) | 52 (50.6–54.1) | – | – | – | – | 76 (54–87) | 66–96 |
| Clamp 2 width | 95.5 (83.7–106) | 101 (82.4–116) | 80.1 (76.6–82.5) | – | – | – | 150–180 | 141 (114–184) | 100–180 |
| Clamp 3 length | 73.9 (71.9–76) | 74.1 (58.3–82.5) | 53.7 (50.3–57) | – | – | – | – | 76 (54–92) | 58–99 |
| Clamp 3 width | 96.3 (94.3–98.3) | 103 (88–120) | 80.8 (79.5–81.8) | – | – | – | 160–200 | 146 (114–200) | 109–199 |
| Clamp 4 length | 76.9 (76.2–77.6) | 73.7 (55.7–85.4) | 54.7 (48.9–63.1) | – | – | – | – | 81 (65–92) | 56–102 |
| Clamp 4 width | 92.3 | 101 (87.1–117) | 77.7 (77.2–78.3) | – | – | – | 160–200 | 146 (114–206) | 85–197 |
Notes:
*
Duplication of description.
**
Measurement for operculum in Fischthal & Kuntz (1963). See P. aegyptense remarks section.