Table 1.

Morphological features of Spirometra theileri and Spirometra sp.

Organs	Morphological features	S. theireli1	Spirometra sp.2	Spirometra sp.3	Others
		Size (mm)
Scolex	Spatulate	0.25–0.3	-	-	Diameter
		0.53–0.86	-	-	Length
Proglottids4 (n=10)	Trapezoid	0.4–2.4	0.60–0.65	0.4–1.0	Width
		0.02–1.9	0.15–0.25	0.15–0.25	Length
Uterus (n=10)	Coiling	3–4.5	3–4.5	3–4.5	Loops
Eggs (n=10)	Operculate	0.057	0.054–0.059	0.054–0.059	Length
		0.034	0.033–0.035	0.033–0.035	Width
Cirrus pouch (n=10)	Oval	0.16	0.16	0.16	Length
		0.13	0.13	0.13	Width
Cirrus (n=10)	Cylinderical	0.3	0.3	0.3	Length
		0.13	0.13	0.13	Diameter
Seminal vesicle (n=10)	Elliptical	-	0.13	0.13	Length
			0.14	0.14	Width
Vaginal opening (n=10)	Crescentic	-	0.25	0.25	Width
Testes (n=10)	Spherical	0.11–0.15:0.06–0.08	0.11–0.12:0.04–0.06	0.11–0.12:0.04–0.06	Diameter

¹Baer (1926).

²This study (Tanzania origin collected from a leopard).

³This study (Tanzania origin collected from a spotted hyena).

⁴Range from the first segment to the end of the segment of the strobila.