Table 3.
Body part measurements of adult Globocehalus samoensis isolated from wild boars of South Korea
| Anatomical location | Categories | Mesurement (μm) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| General | No. of worms | 10 | 10 | |
| Body length | 6,521.0±194.4a (6,230.0-6,890.0)b | 7,197.0±516.8 (6,570.0-8,000.0) | ||
| Body width | 373.0±15.3 (355.0-395.0) | 474.0±26.3 (435.0-510.0) | ||
| Anterior extremity | Length of buccal capsule | 145.5±10.7 (125.0-165.0) | 154.5±13.2 (130.0-170.0) | |
| Width of buccal capsule | 86.0±4.6 (80.0-95.0) | 104.0±13.5 (90.0-130.0) | ||
| Length of esophagus | 705.0±35.4 (650.0-750.0) | 772.0±19.5 (750.0-820.0) | ||
| Distance between the cervical papillae and anterior end | 571.0±24.2 (530.0-600.0) | 599.5±36.4 (550.0-685.0) | ||
| Distance of nerve ring from anterior end | 558.0±22.0 (520.0-590.0) | 586.0±31.3 (540.0-655.0) | ||
| Posterior extremity | Female | Distance of vulva from anus | - | 2,407.0±260.6 (2,040.0-2,740.0) |
| Distance of anus from posterior end | - | 94.0±11.0 (70.0-110.0) | ||
| Distance of vulva from anterior end | - | 4,696.0±386.7 (4,150.0-5,160.0) | ||
| Distance of vulva from posterior end | - | 2,501.0±266.9 (2,130.0-2,840.0) | ||
| Ratio of dividing body at vulva (An-Vu/Vu-Po) | - | 1.9±0.2 (1.6-2.3) | ||
| Length of tail spike in female | - | 15.0±6.0 (5.0-22.5) | ||
| Length of eggs (n = 10) | - | 69.5±2.6 (65.0-75.0) | ||
| Width of eggs (n = 10) | - | 38.1±1.5 (35.5-40.0) | ||
| Male | Length of gubernaculum | 63.0±5.9 (55.0-70.0) | - | |
| Length of dorsal ray | 118.0±11.8 (90.0-125.0) | - | ||
| Distance of bifurcated dorsal ray from posterior end | 48.4±5.0 (54.5-42.5) | - | ||
| Length of externodorsal ray | 122.0±10.3 (110.0-135.0) | - | ||
| Length of spicules | 448.0±17.4 (420.0-470.0) | - | ||
a
Average±standard deviation.
b
Range.