Table 3.

Measurements (in micrometers) and morphological features of dermal microfilariae of Cercopithifilaria spp. reported from dogs

Species	Cercopithifilaria sp. I	C. bainae	C. grassii	Cercopithifilaria sp. II
Ref.	Otranto et al., 2011	Almeida and Vicente, 1984	Noè, 1911	Otranto et al., 2012
	(n = 185)	-	-	(n = 6)
Body, length	170-197	185	635-670	273-305
Body width, dorso-ventral view	6.1-9.4	6.6	15-17	12-15*
Body width, lateral view	3-3.5	n.r.	15-17	9-10.5
Lateral alae	no	n.r.	no	well developed
Anterior extremity	slightly attenuated	slightly attenuated	bulbous	without alae and thinner
Cuticular posterior end, length	15	n.r.	18-28	38-48
Shape of caudal extremity	blunt	blunt	bifid	shortly attenuated
Internal anatomy	nuclei prominent	n.r.	nuclei not visible	nuclei prominent

*Transversal striae and external shed absent.

n.r. = not reported.