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. 2021 Dec 23;15(12):e0010062. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010062

Table 1. Morphological measurements of the European male and female hybrid adult worms.

Hybrid schistosomes from Corsica
Male Female
Mean (±SD) Range Mean (±SD) Range
Total length (mm) 5.3 (±1.0) 3.3–6.6 9.6 (±1.2) 8.6–14.1
Largest body width (mm) 0.3 (±0.07) 0.2–0.5 0.2 (±0.04) 0.1–0.3
Oral sucker length (mm) 0.2 (±0.01) 0.2–0.2 0.05 (±0.004) 0.04–0.06
Oral sucker width (mm) 0.2 (±0.006) 0.1–0.2 0.05 (±0.002) 0.05–0.06
Ventral sucker length (mm) 0.3 (±0.008) 0.2–0.3 0.06 (±0.001) 0.06–0.07
Ventral sucker width (mm) 0.3 (±0.01) 0.2–0.3 0.06 (±0.001) 0.06–0.07
Testes number 4.2 (±0.5) 4–5 - -
Ovary length (mm) - - 0.3 (±0.01) 0.3–0.3
Ovary width (mm) - - 0.09 (±0.01) 0.08–0.1
Extension of the vitellaria (mm) - - 5.0 (±0.7) 4–5.9