Table 2.
Comparison of macronucleus shape in two populations of Dileptus microstoma nov. spec. and D. semiarmatus nov. spec.
Species/population | Shape of macronucleus nodules (proportion, %) |
Number of specimens analyzed |
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Ellipsoidal or ovoidal |
Reniform | Moniliform | Spiralized | Cylindroidal | ||
Dileptus microstoma from Benin |
19 | 47 | 4 | 30 | – | 21 |
Dileptus microstoma from Singapore |
33 | 52 | 9 | 4 | – | 21 |
Dileptus semiarmatus from Austria |
13 | 15 | – | 19 | 53 | 38 |