Table 4.
Measurements of Cichlidogyrus calycinus n. sp., C. teugelsi, C. polyenso n. sp., C. euzeti, C. kmentovae n. sp., C. cf. bychowskii and C. dracolemma. All measurements in μm as the average ± standard deviation, count and range (in parentheses).
| Species | C. calycinus n. sp. | C. teugelsi | C. polyenso n. sp. | C. euzeti | C. kmentovae n. sp. | C. cf. bychowskii | C. dracolemma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | H. elongatus | H. fasciatus | H. elongatus | H. fasciatus | H. stellifer | H. bimaculatus | H. letourneuxi |
| Locality | 4 & 6 | Kounougou River, Ivory Coast | 4 | Benin & Cameroon | 7 | Congo River at Bokalaka, DRC | Niokolo Koba River, |
| Reference | Present study | Pariselle and Euzet [34] | Present study | Dossou and Birgi [6] | Present study | Messu Mandeng et al. [22] | Řehulková et al. [41] |
| Number of specimens | 15 | 30 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1 (Holotype) |
| Ventral anchor | |||||||
| Total length, a | 35, 7 (30–38) | 36 ± 1.1 (33–38) | 40, 4 (37–43) | 40–45 | 32, 4 (30–35) | 34 (31–37) | 25 |
| Blade length, b | 30, 7 (26–33) | 31 ± 1.4 (29–34) | 38, 4 (37–39) | 30–35 | 27, 3 (24–29) | 28 (26–31) | 24 |
| Shaft length, c | 7, 7 (4–12) | 5 ± 1 (3–7) | 4, 4 (2–5) | 8–10 | 4, 4 (2–5) | 5 (4–9) | 3 |
| Guard length, d | 11, 7 (9–14) | 11 ± 1.5 (8–14) | 15, 4 (14–16) | 10–12 | 13, 4 (12–15) | 10 (9–14) | 8 |
| Point length, e | 13, 7 (9–17) | 15 ± 1.2 (12–17) | 15, 4 (13–19) | 10–12 | 12, 4 (10–15) | 12 (10–13) | 9 |
| Dorsal anchor | |||||||
| Total length, a | 39, 7 (33–43) | 41 ± 1.6 (35–45) | 46, 4 (43–47) | 40–50 | 32, 5 (31–34) | 33 (31–35) | 23 |
| Blade length, b | 26, 7 (22–28) | 27 ± 1.2(25–31) | 31, 4 (29–33) | 28–30 | 22, 5 (19–23) | 23 (21–25) | 17 |
| Shaft length, c | 7, 6 (5–10) | 5 ± 0.9 (3–7) | 5, 4 (2–7) | 8–10 | 3, 5 (2–4) | 5 (4–7) | 2 |
| Guard length, d | 17, 6 (15–20) | 17 ± 1.7 (12–20) | 22, 4 (20–23) | 20–25 | 16, 5 (15–18) | 13 (10–15) | 12 |
| Point length, e | 10, 7 (9–12) | 11 ± 0.7 (10–13) | 9, 4 (7–10) | 8–10 | 9, 5 (9–10) | 9 (6–10) | 6 |
| Uncinuli | |||||||
| Length, I | 32, 7 (22–42) | 31 ± 1.6 (28–37) | 43, 4 (38–47) | 35–40 | 32, 4 (29–34) | 34 (33–37) | / |
| Length, II | 9, 2 (8–9) | 10 ± 0.5 (9–12) | 10, 3 (9–11) | 10 | 10, 4 (10–11) | 11 (11–11) | 11 |
| Length, III | 17, 5 (13–21) | 18 ± 1.2 (17–23) | 21, 4 (19–22) | 15–20 | 20, 4 (19–22) | 21 (19–22) | 17 |
| Length, IV | 19, 5 (15–23) | 20 ± 1.5 (18–25) | 22, 4 (20–23) | 15–20 | 23, 4 (22–26) | 22 (20–23) | 16 |
| Length, V | 25, 6 (21–31) | 24 ± 1.2 (21–29) | 24, 4 (22–27) | 15–20 | 25, 4 (21–27) | 25 (23–27) | 17 |
| Length, VI | 20, 6 (16–23) | 21 ± 1.1 (19–23) | 25, 4 (20–28) | 15–20 | 21, 4 (18–23) | 24 (22–25) | 18 |
| Length, VII | 17, 6 (13–21) | 18 ± 0.8 (16–20) | 22, 4 (21–25) | 15–20 | 20, 4 (19–22) | 22 (20–23) | 16 |
| Ventral bar | |||||||
| Branch length, X | 34, 6 (26–38) | 34 ± 2.7 (31–39) | 46, 3 (40–54) | 40 | 31, 4 (28–34) | 31 (29–36) | 18 |
| Maximum width, W | 5, 6 (3–6) | 6 ± 0.5 (4–7) | 6, 4 (5–7) | / | 5, 4 (4–5) | 4 (3–5) | 3 |
| Dorsal bar | |||||||
| Total, length, x | 40, 6 (31–55) | 35 ± 1.7 (32–38) | 50, 3 (41–58) | 45 | 37, 5 (34–43) | 36 (31–40) | 22 |
| Maximum width, w | 7, 6 (5–9) | 8 ± 0.9 (7–10) | 8, 4 (6–11) | / | 7, 5 (6–8) | 7 (6–8) | 5 |
| Distance between auricles, y | 15, 6 (12–25) | 12 ± 1 (10–13) | 23, 3 (20–27) | 20 | 12, 5 (11–16) | 12 (9–14) | 10 |
| Auricle length, h | 10, 6 (9–15) | 11 ± 1.2 (8–14) | 12, 4 (11–13) | 10–12 | 9, 5 (8–11) | 9 (8–11) | 5 |
| MCO | |||||||
| Penis length, Pe | 104, 6 (77–119) | 99 ± 4.3 (90–111) | 256, 5 (225–284) | 375–390 | 137, 5 (103–187) | 185 (108–203) | 95 |
| Length of accessory piece, AP | 52, 7 (36–63) | 74 ± 3.9 (69–87) | 127, 5 (112–163) | 130 | 77, 4 (65–88) | 185 (108–203) | 51 |
| Heel length, He | 14, 5 (4–24) | / | 4, 5 (3–5) | / | 3, 5 (2–4) | 3 (2–5) | / |
| Vagina | |||||||
| Vagina length, L | 85, 7 (67–105) | 72 ± 7.2 (61–88) | 129 | / | 29 | N.A. | 46 |
| vagina width, l | 4, 7 (3–6) | 3 ± 0.3 (3–4) | / | / | / | / | / |
| Total body length | / | 528 ± 55.9 (403–605) | 497, 5 (436–583) | 600–700 | / | / | / |