Table II.

Measurements, in micrometers, of ethanol fixed schistosome cercariae.

Specimen	n	Total length	Body length	Body width	Tail-stem length	Tail-stem width	Furcal length	Furcal width	Furcal lip length	Eyespots to anterior	Eyespots length × width	Oral sucker/ anterior organ L	Oral sucker/ anterior organ W
W1285	4	562–665	254–305	79–111	218–245	38–48	99–125	10–18	22	109	7.2 × 7.5	72.7	65.4
W2081	1	855.3	286.3	85.6	446.9	39.3	124.8	15	—	121.4	9.5 × 9	81.2	60.1
W1120	2	1,100–1,190.6	239.7–278.9	119–120	655.2–657.7	71.6–80.4	213.4–291.3	29.3–34.6	22.8–36	113.5–116.8	15–16 × 16–20	57.2	59.6
W1284	2	635–739	143–176.3	55–66.6	380–440.5	35–45.4	113–157.5	15.8–20	23.0–28.5	59–62.8	5.4 × 4.7	—	—
W1134	6	473.7–486.5	96.9–107.6	38.5–42.4	280–305.2	28–35.4	96–102.7	12.1–20.6	15.5–20	40.8–53.6	5.4 × 8	—	—
W5003	2	314.7–348.9	69–88.2	31.8–33.8	175.3–198.2	19.9–23.7	59–62.5	9.1–9.5	—	—	none	—	—
W5004	1	297.2	63.9	42.8	142.7	16.5	90.6	9.2	—	36.4	5.5 × 4.6	—	—
W5005	1	355.2	114	31.2	241.3	19.4	82.4	14.2	—	60.8	4.8 × 8.7	34.2	11.6–18.6