Table 1.
Spores measurements of Myxobolus dechtiari found in Portugal and Hungary in Pumpkinseed Fish.
| Myxobolus dechtiari. from Portugal | Myxobolus dechtiari from Hungary | Myxobolus dechtiari by Cone and Anderson, 1977a, Cone and Anderson, 1977b | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location of plasmodia | Cartilaginous gill rays | Cartilaginous gill rays | Basal cells of gill lamellae |
| Shape and size of plasmodia | Round or short ellipsoidal | elongated | elongate |
| Spore shape in frontal view | Ellipsoidal, somewhat oval | Ellipsoidal, somewhat oval | ovoid |
| Spore length | 12 ± 0.21 (11.5–12.3) | 12.5 ± 0.46 (12–13.4) | 11.5 (10–14) |
| Spore width | 9.5 ± 0.22 (9–10) | 10 ± 0.37 (9.6–10.4) | 8 (7–9) |
| Spore thickness | – | 7.4 ± 0.37 (7–8) | 7.5 (7-8 |
| Length of polar capsules | 5.4 ± 0.18 (5.1–5.6) | 5.6 ± 0.21 (5.3–6) | 4–6 |
| Width of polar capsules | 3.1 ± 0.14 (2.9–3.4) | 3.2 ± 0.16 (3–3.6) | 2–3 |
| Intercapsular Process length |
0.4–0.5 | 0.5–0.7 | Not found |
| Number of polar filament coils | 7–8 | 7–8 | 7–8 |