Table 2.

Measurements of Pseudaxine trachuri from different hosts and localities.

Source	Parona & Perugia [63]	Yamaguti [76]	Yamaguti [77]	Sproston [70]	Radujkovic & Euzet [67]	Present study	Present study
Host	T. trachurus	T. trachurus	T. trachurus	T. trachurus	T. mediterraneus	T. trachurus	B. boops
Locality	Italy, M.S.	Japan, P.O.	Japan, P.O.	Plymouth, N.A.	Montenegro, M.S.	Algeria, M.S.	Algeria, M.S.
Haptor length						784 (560–1440, n = 12)	954 (500–1400, n = 27)
Total length	4000–6000	2700–3100	3000	2300	5000–6000	2836 (2250–4100, n = 14)	2400 ± 482 (1450–3300, n = 31)
Total width		360–400		530	200–250	583 (310–870, n = 14)	647 ± 150 (300–900, n = 31)
Number of clamps	24–32	20–22	31	27	24–32	25 (17–30, n = 15)	27 ± 2 (20–30, n = 34)
Clamps length						43 (31–50, n = 28)	40 (30–48, n = 29)
Clamps width	60			51		30 (20–50, n = 28)	26 (20–34, n = 29)
Distal pair length	25	24	33	23	25	27 (21–30, n = 13)	29 (24–36, n = 27)
Proximal pair length	10	12	15	13.5		10 (6–12, n = 11)	13 (12–14, n = 20)
Buccal organ length	40*	36–42	39			34 (20–50, n = 12)	39 ± 5 (25–48, n = 35)
Buccal organ width		33–36	33			34 (20–50, n = 12)	38 ± 5 (25–48, n = 35)
Pharynx length		42	45			45 (28–60, n = 10)	42 ± 5 (31–50, n = 33)
Pharynx width		36	36			44 (28–55, n = 10)	41 ± 5 (28–50, n = 33)
Atrium length						39 ± 7 (25–48, n = 14)	34 ± 4 (28–45, n = 34)
Atrium width						42 ± 4 (35–48, n = 14)	34 ± 4 (28–45, n = 34)
Number of atrial hooks	>24	13	14	16	12	12 ± 0 (12–12, n = 13)	12 ± 0 (12–12, n = 31)
Genital hooks length		20	20			21 ± 1 (20–21, n = 16)	17 (12–20, n = 26)
Distance genital atrium to anterior extremity		300–330	300			238 (180–370, n = 11)	229 ± 48 (130–360, n = 33)

^*Diameter.

Areas: M.S., Mediterranean Sea; N.A., North Atlantic; P.O., Pacific Ocean.