Table 6.
Dimensions of Lepotrema justinei n. sp., L. moretonense n. sp. and L. canthescheniae Bray & Cribb, 1996
| Species | Lepotrema justinei | Lepotrema moretonense | Lepotrema canthescheniae | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | Sufflamen fraenatum | Prionurus microlepidotus | Prionurus maculatus | Selenotoca multifasciata | Cantheschenia grandisquamis |
| Locality | New Caledonia | Moreton Bay | Heron Island | ||
| n | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Body | 722–1,326 × 460–681 (1,096 × 552) | 1,061–1,474 × 325–525 (1,270 × 477) | 1,138–1,271 × 438–586 (1,211 × 500) | 918 × 361 | 1,813–2,036 × 629–859 (1,948 × 703) |
| Forebody | 307–483 (399) | 400–595 (499) | 455–530 (490) | 358 | 734–795 (779) |
| Pre-oral lobe | 17–39 (26) | 10–28 (20) | 10–20 (14) | 9 | 52–63 (57) |
| Oral sucker | 100–214 × 111–240 (165 × 180) | 104–184 × 147–221 (168 × 199) | 167–198 × 199–231 (183 × 210) | 133 × 153 | 267–289 × 309–318 (275 × 314) |
| Prepharynx | 0–17 (3) | 0–35 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pharynx | 76–176 × 75–172 (133 × 122) | 94–169 × 88–160 (146 × 143) | 142–185 × 143–170 (164 × 159) | 114 × 87 | 193–219 × 162–188 (204 × 176) |
| Oesophagus | 7–35 (23) | 9–47 (30) | 12–44 (23) | 31 | 39–64 (52) |
| Intestinal bifurcation to ventral sucker | 54–103 (80) | 99–196 (148) | 107–139 (118) | 91 | 174–238 (208) |
| Pre-vitelline distance | 107–247 (194) | 225–393 (296) | 279–361 (315) | 205 | 290–303 (295) |
| Vitellarium to ventral sucker | 167–236 (204) | 134–255 (204) | 136–200 (175) | 154 | 431–502 (483) |
| Ventral sucker | 109–264 × 98–240 (201 × 172) | 114–169 × 125–184 (156 × 170) | 165–188 × 171–192 (177 × 181) | 130 × 141 | 283–290 × 270–290 (288 × 278) |
| Cirrus-sac | 97–268 × 30–83 (195 × 58) | 243–367 × 72–106 (299 × 87) | 260–326 × 85–97 (293 × 92) | 328 × 70 | 438–464 × 156–171 (449 × 165) |
| Ventral sucker to ovary | 0–7 (1) | 37–116 (81) | 33–74 (49) | 33 | 52–147 (94) |
| Ovary | 97–141 × 82–192 (122 × 142) | 53–136 × 79–124 (98 × 106) | 77–123 × 84–146 (102 × 118) | 88 × 89 | 204–213 × 190–226 (209 × 212) |
| Ovary to anterior testis | 0 | 0–40 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anterior testis | 171–255 × 99–167 (194 × 130) | 103–166 × 130–184 (141 × 152) | 113–127 × 131–195 (120 × 159) | 105 × 143 | 263–290 × 247–259 (271 × 253) |
| Distance between testes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Posterior testis | 133–251 × 94–185 (193 × 130) | 148–200 × 125–174 (166 × 150) | 157–174 × 137–181 (167 × 154) | 138 × 137 | 258–351 × 251–316 (323 × 269) |
| Post-testicular distance | 129–237 (185) | 148–233 (187) | 102–197 (165) | 115 | 213–232 (227) |
| Post-caecal distance | 50-120 (91) | 39-100 (75) | 46-163 (95) | 22 | 102-132 (114) |
| Eggs | 44–62 × 27–33 (57 × 31) | 50–58 × 23–31 (54 × 28) | 46–58 × 29–34 (54 × 32) | 52 × 29 | 56–67 × 25–30 (61 × 28) |
| Width (%)a | 43.2–71.0 (53.1) | 30.5–42.9 (37.6) | 37.3–46.7 (41.3) | 39.3 | 30.9–43.8 (36.2) |
| Forebody (%)a | 32.7–42.6 (37.8) | 37.6–42.8 (39.3) | 38.3–44.4 (40.5) | 39.0 | 39.0–40.6 (40.0) |
| Sucker length ratio | 1:1.05–1.31 (1.19) | 1:0.89–1.10 (0.94) | 1:0.92–1.03 (0.97) | 1:0.98 | 1:1.00–1.07 (1.05) |
| Sucker width ratio | 1:0.86–1.06 (0.94) | 1:0.82–0.89 (0.85) | 1:0.83–0.89 (0.86) | 1:0.92 | 1:0.87–0.91 (0.88) |
| Oral sucker: pharynx width | 1:1.36–1.73 (1.48) | 1:1.28–1.68 (1.41) | 1:1.24–1.43 (1.32) | 1:1.76 | 1:1.64–1.96 (1.78) |
| Ventral sucker to ovary (%)a | 0–0.53 (0.09) | 3.53–8.98 (6.27) | 2.66–6.39 (4.07) | 3.62 | 2.87–7.50 (4.78) |
| Post-testicular distance (%)a | 15.9–20.2 (17.5) | 12.9–16.9 (14.7) | 8.98–16.0 (13.5) | 12.6 | 11.3–11.8 (11.6) |
| Prepharynx (%)a | 0–2.36 (0.39) | 0–3.29 (0.60) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oesophagus (%)a | 0.85–3.13 (2.18) | 0.71–3.99 (2.35) | 1.06–3.86 (1.95) | 3.35 | 1.99–3.23 (2.68) |
| Intestinal bifurcation to ventral sucker distance (%)a | 4.52–10.7 (7.82) | 8.79–15.1 (11.6) | 8.72–10.9 (9.76) | 9.89 | 9.60–12.1 (10.7) |
| Vitellarium to ventral sucker distance (%)a | 14.0–27.7 (19.9) | 12.6–18.6 (16.0) | 11.7–15.9 (14.5) | 16.7 | 23.8–25.6 (24.8) |
| Ovary to anterior testis (%)a | 0 | 0–2.72 (0.34) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Distance between testes (%)a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cirrus-sac length (%)a | 13.5–20.8 (17.7) | 19.9–26.9 (23.6) | 21.1–26.6 (24.3) | 35.7 | 22.1–24.2 (23.1) |
| Pre-vitelline distance (%)a | 14.9–19.6 (17.9) | 20.3–27.5 (23.3) | 22.7–28.7 (26.1) | 22.3 | 14.5–16.7 (15.2) |
| Anterior testis length (%)a | 14.4–23.7 (18.7) | 9.62–12.1 (11.0) | 9.03–10.4 (10.0) | 11.4 | 13.1–14.8 (13.9) |
| Posterior testis length (%)a | 15.7–19.9 (18.1) | 10.4–14.7 (13.1) | 12.7–15.0 (13.8) | 15.1 | 13.2–18.4 (16.6) |
a%, percent of body length