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. 2025 Feb 24;32:14. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2025008

Table 1.

Morphometric comparisons of Seuratascaris physalis bazhaiensis and Seuratascaris physalis physalis. Measurements are given in micrometers (μm).

Characteristics Seuratascaris physalis bazhaiensis
Seuratascaris physalis physalis
Seuratascaris physalis physalis
Present study
Chen et al. (2018)
Present study
Present study
Odorrana graminea
Quasipaa exilispinosa
Odorrana tiannanensis
Rhacophorus sp.
Male (n = 2) Female (n = 7) Male (n = 1) Female (n = 1) Male (n = 1) Female (n = 1) Male (n = 4) Female (n = 5)
BL 10.4–11.5 27.9–58.2 11.3 41.2 8.83 12.5 7.83–32.3 30.5–50.1
OL 2.44–2.79 3.68–7.83 1.63 5.54 1.58 2.35 1.97–3.93 3.62–5.67
OL/BL 23.5–24.3% 9.92–14.4% 14.5% 13.5% 17.9% 18.8% 14.7–16.8% 11.3–12.1%
ICL 1.82–1.84 2.59–4.76 1.11 3.76 0.79 1.06 1.27–1.37 2.00–3.78
ICL/OL 65.9%–74.6% 49.4%–79.5% 67.9% 67.9% 50.0% 45.3% 43.3–64.5% 52.3–70.5%
SL 0.16–0.17 0.15 0.15 0.16–0.23
SL/BL 1.47%–1.49% 1.32% 1.67% 0.77–1.15%
PRP/PDP/PSP 4–6/0/3 6/0/3 3/0/3 3–5/0/3
ES 0.10–0.15 × 0.08–0.11 0.09–0.14 × 0.08–0.10 0.07–0.13 × 0.07–0.08
TL 0.25–0.28 0.25–0.44 0.18 0.30 0.10 0.17 0.16–0.23 0.10–0.26
VC 9.41–22.1 14.0 3.56 12.2–15.5
VC/BL 29.7%–40.7% 34.0% 28.5% 27.6–34.8%
Country China (Guangxi) China (Yunnan) China (Yunnan) China (Yunnan)

Abbreviations: BL – length of body; OL – length of oesophagus; ICL – length of intestinal caecum; SL – length of spicules; NCP – numbers of caudal papillae; ES – size of eggs; TL – length of tail; VC – distance of vulva from cephalic end.