Table 3.

Comparative morphometrics of Bertiella studeri, Bertiella mucronata and Bertiella satyri proglottids from selected references

	B. studeri				B. mucronata			B. satyri
	Bhagwant (2004)	Stunkard (1940)	Stunkard, et al. (1964)	Galan-Puchades et al. (2000)	d'Alessandro et al. (1963)	de Costa, et al. (1967)	Cram (1928)	Chandler (1925)	Foitova et al. (2011)
	Homo sapiens	Homo sapiens	Homo sapiens	Homo sapiens	Homo sapiens	Homo sapiens	Homo sapiens	Homo sapiens	Pongo abelli
Gravid proglottid width (mm)	9.98	15	6	7.8–11.3	nd	14	14	11	14
Gravid proglottid length (mm)	nd	1	6.0	1.43–2.55	nd	nd	nd	1	2.9
Gravid proglottid thickness (mm)	1.82	3	1.76	nd	nd	nd	3	1.5	nd
Number of testes	214–225	‘about’ 250	nd	280	120–140	132	‘about’ 100	75	116–124
Diameter of testes (μm)	76–69	36–95	70–100	68–80	60	38–41	80–100	65–70	52–111
Maximum diameter of cirrus sac (μm)	600–900	300–500	360–440	280–480	267	nd	nd	310	322
Maximum diameter of ovary (mm)	1.15–0.38	0.5–0.9	0.80–1.5	1.54–0.37	nd	1.7	nd	nd	nd
Maximum length of seminal receptacle (μm)	360–900	200–300	200–300	480–670	265	400	nd	360	nd
Maximum width of seminal receptacle (μm)	200–450	nd	nd	310–480	130	240	nd	nd	nd
Maximum length of vagina (μm)	330–540	400–600	nd	1100–1170	nd	1600	nd	>500	790–984
Alternation of genital pores	irregular	nd	nd	irregular	nd	nd	irregular	nd	irregular