Table 1.

Comparison from the literature of original Loxodes rex description from Africa [8, 9] with our current findings of L. rex in Florida, USA. The strain from Florida is larger, with the largest cell recorded. More than 500 cells were measured for this study

	Loxodes rex (Africa)	Loxodes rex (Florida)
Number of kineties	79–84	∼80
Number of Müller bodies	∼60	45–60
Number of macronuclei	132–181 (average 150)	∼150
Number of micronuclei	39–138 (average 67)	∼70
Length range	500–1200 μm	550–1350 μm
Length average	750 μm	835 μm
Width average	250 μm	205 μm
Color	Dark brown	Dark brown