Table 3.
Comparison between morphological dimensions of blood trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma teixeirae sp. n. with Trypanosoma pteropi and Trypanosoma hipposideri.
| Morphological Feature (μm) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total length | Width | PK | KN | NA | FF | |
| Trypanosoma teixeirae sp.n. | 20.4–30.8 25.9 | 1.3–2.3 | 1.5–2.4 | 3.3–6.2 | 5.1–9.8 | 10.0–12.9 |
| 1.9 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 11.3 | ||
| Trypanosoma pteropi | 18.0–22.0 | 2.0–4.0 | 1.5–4.0 | 4.0–5.0 | 8.0–10.0 | 8.0–12.0 |
| 20.0* | 3.0* | 2.75* | 4.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | |
| Trypanosoma hipposideri | 10.5–13.0 | 1.5–2.0 | 1.0–2.5 | 4.0–6.0 | 1.5–5.0 | 4.0–8.0 |
| 11.65* | 1.75 | 1.75 | 5.0 | 3.25* | 6.0* | |
Total length: total body length measured along mid-line including free-flagellum; Width: maximum width measured at nucleus level (undulating membrane included); PK: distance between the posterior end and the kinetoplast; KN: distance between the kinetoplast and posterior edge of the nucleus; NA: distance between the anterior edge of the nucleus and the anterior end of the body; FF: length of the free flagellum. Ranges given with mean for Trypanosoma teixeirae sp. n. As the mean dimensions were not available for Trypanosoma pteropi or Trypanosoma hipposideri the median value of the range is presented in the table and was used for statistical analysis. For each column, values followed by an asterisk are significantly different to the T. teixeirae sp.n. value (p < 0.01).