Table 3.
Measurements of Cichlidogyrus bixlerzavalai n. sp., C. omari n. sp. and C. reversati. Note the size difference in dorsal bar length, x between the two groups of C. reversati. All measurements in μm as the average ± standard deviation, count and range (in parentheses).
| Species | C. bixlerzavalai n. sp. | C. omari n. sp. | C. reversati | C. reversati |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | T. praecox | T. praecox | C. tholloni | P. cabrae |
| Locality | 2 | 2 | 8 | Mouth of Bas Koilou River, ROC |
| Reference | Present study | Present study | Present study | Pariselle and Euzet [33] |
| Number of specimens | 4 | 1 | 8 | 30 |
| Ventral anchor | ||||
| Total length, a | 40, 3 (39–41) | 32 | 43, 8 (41–45) | 44 ± 2 (40–49) |
| Blade length, b | 39, 3 (35–41) | 26 | 42, 8 (40–44) | 44 ± 1.6 (40–46) |
| Shaft length, c | 2, 3 (1–3) | 4 | 4, 8 (3–7) | 3 ± 1.3 (1–9) |
| Guard length, d | 13, 3 (11–14) | 12 | 16, 8 (13–17) | 11 ± 1.5 (6–16) |
| Point length, e | 11, 3 (9–12) | 7 | 17, 8 (16–19) | 16 ± 1.3 (13–19) |
| Dorsal anchor | ||||
| Total length, a | 50, 3 (49–51) | 31 | 57, 8 (55–60) | 59 ± 1.9 (53–63) |
| Blade length, b | 38, 3 (37–39) | 22 | 40, 8 (37–43) | 42 ± 1.8 (36–45) |
| Shaft length, c | 4, 3 (3–5) | 6 | 4, 8 (2–6) | 4 ± 1.8 (2–14) |
| Guard length, d | 22, 3 (18–24) | 15 | 28, 8 (25–30) | 21 ± 1.7 (17–28) |
| Point length, e | 11, 3 (10–11) | 8 | 14, 8 (13–16) | 14 ± 1.1 (11–16) |
| Uncinuli | ||||
| Length, I | 24, 3 (21–26) | 14 | 25, 7 (23–29) | 25 ± 1.5 (22–28) |
| Length, II | 12, 3 (10–13) | 10 | 12, 5 (11–13) | 12 ± 0.8 (9–14) |
| Length, III | 19, 3 (17–21) | 14 | 20, 8 (15–22) | 18 ± 0.8 (17–21) |
| Length, IV | 21, 3 (21–22) | 19 | 23, 8 (20–27) | 22 ± 0.9 (20–25) |
| Length, V | 21, 3 (21–22) | 23 | 25, 8 (23–28) | 24 ± 1.3 (20–27) |
| Length, VI | 21, 3 (20–22) | 18 | 22, 7 (20–24) | 21 ± 0.8 (20–23) |
| Length, VII | 19, 3 (16–22) | 17 | 19, 6 (18–23) | 19 ± 0.9 (15–20) |
| Ventral bar | ||||
| Branch length, X | 53, 3 (48–57) | 39 | 48, 7 (35–55) | 45 ± 3.2 (37–50) |
| Maximum width, W | 9, 3 (8–10) | 5 | 8, 7 (7–11) | 9 ± 1.4 (6–13) |
| Dorsal bar | ||||
| Total, length, x | 59, 3 (57–61) | 62 | 57, 7 (53–64) | 46 ± 2.3 (42–51) |
| Maximum width, w | 9, 3 (8–10) | 6 | 10, 7 (8–12) | 11 ± 1.4 (9–15) |
| Distance between auricles, y | 17, 3 (15–18) | 8 | 20, 7 (13–24) | 15 ± 2.4 (12–24) |
| Auricle length, h | 12, 3 (9–15) | 11 | 20, 7 (17–23) | 18 ± 2.2 (14–24) |
| MCO | ||||
| Penis length, Pe | 65, 3 (61–70) | 48 | 27, 8 (24–31) | 33 ± 1.4 (31–36) |
| Length of accessory piece, AP | 26, 2 (22–32) | 58 | 32, 8 (28–34) | / |
| Heel length, He | N.A. | 2 | N.A. | N.A. |
| Length of accessory piece straight, Aps | 21, 8 (16–26) | 20 ± 1.5 (17–23) | ||
| Total body length | 449, 3 (424–488) | 460 | 364, 8 (312–429) | 713 ± 106 (545–1011) |