Table 2.

Overview of mean, standard deviation, variance and range of C. suis sexual stages in vitro (n = 50)

	Early sexual stages		Microgamonts	Macrogamonts	Microgametes		Macrogamets
	Width	Length	Diameter	Diameter	Body	Tail	Diameter
Mean	11.6	15.6	16.8	16.6	3.5	11.2	12.1
Standard deviation	0.4	0.5	0.9	1.1	0.5	0.5	0.5
Variance	0.2	0.2	0.9	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.2
Minimum	11.0	15.0	15.4	15.1	3.0	10.8	11.5
Maximum	12.5	16.5	18.4	18.4	5.0	12.3	13.0

Note: All measurements are in micrometers