Table 3. Pseudorhabdosynochus sulamericanus.
Comparison of measurements and counts taken from specimens of various origins.
| Source | Santos, Buchmann & Gibson (2000) Original description | Kritsky, Bakenhaster & Adams (2015) | Paratypes BMNHN Slides1999.1.6.1-3 | Vouchers MNHN Slides HEL460 HEL459 | Present study MNHN slides HEL555 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | H. niveatus | H. nigritus | H. niveatus | H. niveatus | H. niveatus | H. haifensis new host record | ||
| Locality | Off Ilhas Cagarras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Off Florida | Off Florida | Off Ilhas Cagarras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Off Florida | Sfax, Tunisia Tripoli, Libya | ||
| Method | Gomori’s trichrome, Mayer’s paracarmine | Gomori’s trichrome Gray and Wess medium | Gomori’s trichrome Gray and Wess medium | Mayer’s paracarmine | Gray and Wess medium | Gomori’s trichrome | Berlese | Carmine |
| Measurements | ||||||||
| Body length | 598–1,100 (n = 11) | 879–880 (n = 1) | 542 (460–649, n = 21) | 900 (n = 2) | 560 | 530 | 727 (350–980, n = 16) | 634 (500–800, n = 14) |
| Body width | 169–228 (n = 11) | 179–180 (n = 1) | 170 (137–201; n = 22) | 190 (180–200, n = 2) | 205 | 150 | 230 (115–310, n = 16) | 182 (100–270, n = 14) |
| Haptor width | – | 165–166 (n = 1) | 160 (131–180, n = 21) | 195 (190–200, n = 2) | 205 | 140 | 208 (180–240, n = 6) | 181 (150–200, n = 8) |
| Pharynx length | 34–52 (n = 11) | – | – | 52 (48–55, n = 2) | 37 | 31 | – | 38 (27–45, n = 15) |
| Pharynx width | 29–43 (n = 11) | 45–46 (n = 1) | 38 (34–43, n = 22) | 52 (48–56, n = 2) | 30 | 32 | – | 37 (29–45, n = 15) |
| Penis internal length | – | – | – | 63 (61–65, n = 2) | – | 55 | 71 ± 6.5 (56–82, n = 32) | 49 (45–59, n = 17) |
| Penis cone length | – | – | – | 6 (5–6, n = 2) | 8 | 5 | 5 ± 1.1 (4–10, n = 31) | 5 (5–7, n = 17) |
| Penis tube length | – | – | – | 16 (14–17, n = 2) | 15 | 13 | 14 ± 1.1 (12–17, n = 30) | 13 (10–17, n = 16) |
| Penis tube diameter | – | – | – | 4 (4–4,5, n = 2) | 4 | 3.5 | 4 ± 0.6 (3–5, n = 31) | 4 (3–4, n = 16) |
| Penis filament length | – | – | – | 2 (0–3, n = 2) | 5 | 4 | 4 ± 1.7 (0–7, n = 29) | 3 (2.5–5, n = 15) |
| Penis (chamber + cone) length | 48–71 (n = 11) | 74–75 (n = 1) | 71 (65–79, n = 28) | – | – | – | – | |
| Sclerotised vagina total length | 23–27 (n = 11) | – | – | 32 (29–34, n = 2) | 31 | 26 | 35 ± 2.9 (30–42, n = 35) | 28 (23–31, n = 4) |
| Squamodisc length | 76–96 (n = 11) | 47–48 (n = 1) | 72 (61–79, n = 18) | 91 (85–94, n = 4) | 83 (80–85, n = 2) | – | 101 (70–120, n = 27) | 87 (73–150, n = 20) |
| Squamodisc width | 62–92 (n = 11) | 80–81 (n = 1) | 71 (63–81, n = 21) | 64 (13–90, n = 4) | 87 (86–88, n = 2) | – | 105 (75–120, n = 27) | 80 (59–90, n = 20) |
| Squamodisc, number of rows | 15–16 (n = 11) | – | 14–17 (usually 15) | 16 (15–17, n = 2) | 16 (15–16, n = 2) | – | 15–16 | 15–16 |
| Squamodisc, number of closed rows | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Ventral anchor outer length | 39–43 (n = 11) | 48 (47–50, n = 5) | 41 (38–45, n = 17) | 46 (44–50, n = 4) | 48 (n = 2) | 41 | 49 ± 3.1 (40–54, n = 58) | 44 (40–48, n = 6) |
| Ventral anchor inner length | – | – | – | 42 (40–46, n = 4) | 41 (40–41, n = 2) | 38 | 44 ± 3.1 (32–50, n = 54) | 41 (30–47, n = 4) |
| Dorsal anchor outer length | 41–48 (n = 11) | 47 (46–49, n = 5) | 40 (38–43, n = 18) | 40 (38–42, n = 4) | 41 (40–41, n = 2) | 36 | 44 ± 2.6 (36–48, n = 51) | 41 (35–45, n = 7) |
| Dorsal anchor inner length | – | – | – | 25 (24–28, n = 4) | 26 (25–26, n = 2) | 24 | 29 ± 2.8 (24–36, n = 33) | 29 (25–31, n = 3) |
| Ventral bar length | 80–96 (n = 11) | 83 (80–87, n = 5) | 88 (82–97, n = 14) | 98 (94–102, n = 2) | 92 | 82 | 118 ± 11 (88–135, n = 29) | 93(82–120, n = 12) |
| Ventral bar width | – | – | – | 16 (13–19, n = 2) | 18 | 18 | 20 ± 4. 2 (13–26, n = 30) | 17 (13–28, n = 12) |
| Lateral bar length | 50–71 (n = 11) | 65 (58–69, n = 6) | 60 (52–65, n = 18) | 64 (63–65, n = 4) | 62 (6–63, n = 2) | 53 (n = 2) | 82 ± 9.3 (60–115, n = 67) | 60 ± 2.3 (55–65, n = 29) |
| Lateral bar width | – | – | – | 18 (13–23, n = 4) | 23 (22–23, n = 2) | 23 (n = 2) | 30 ± 4.4 (18–38, n = 67) | 22 ± 3.2 (15–28, n = 29) |