Table 2.

Morphometric data of Catadiscus marinholutzi found in anurans from Brazil and of the most similar species, Catadiscus propinquus

		C. marinholutzi		C. propinquus
Reference		Current study	Freitas and Lent (1939)	Freitas and Dobbin Jr (1956)
Host		Leptodactylus podicipinus	Leptodactylus latrans	Lithobates palmipes
N		9	8	27
Body	L	1363 ± 281 (1138–2052)	1610–2490	1120–1670
	W	753 ± 153 (560–1086)	1050–1290	1100–670
Pharynx	L	70 ± 14 (53–95)	80–100	90–160
	W	97 ± 17 (76–120)	–	120
At pharyngeal sacs level	L	149 ± 27 (117–190)	200–220	200
	W	133 ± 23 (109–180)	180–220	200
Appendages	L	80 ± 15 (60–102)	–	150–220
Oesophagus	L	162 ± 30 (117–196)	280–330	150–250
Oesophageal bulb	L	83 ± 12 (70–101)	150–180	113
	W	56 ± 9 (46–75)	60–100	80
Acetabulum	L	462 ± 40 (370–500)	700–900	430–580
	W	380 ± 35 (315–420)	530–980	430–530
Pharynx/acetabulum		3.3 ± 0.55 (2.6–4)	3.44*	2.47*
Testis	L	131 ± 32 (92–167)	280–530	130–390
	W	214 ± 31 (181–259)	330–550	170–360
Ovary	L	99 ± 16 (84–127)	100–170	40–80
	W	111 ± 24 (78–143)	120–150	60–130
Eggs	L	99 ± 12 (73–110)	113–126	118–155
	W	56 ± 7 (42–63)	59–71	59–88
Vitelline follicles	L	95 ± 12 (83–120)	82–163*	28–56*
	W	130 ± 20 (104–170)	82–112*	28–42*

L, length, W, width.

Asterisks indicate data calculated from figures presented in the cited references.