Table 1. Morphological measurements of the European male and female hybrid adult worms.
Hybrid schistosomes from Corsica | ||||
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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 |