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Table 3

Comparison of body length (Lb), vestibulum length (Lv) and the ratio of vestibulum length and body length (Lv/Lb) between B. grimi and four Balantidium species.

Species Host Body length (Lb) Vestibulum length (Lv)    Lv/Lb



    Min Max Min Max Min Max
Balantidium entozoon Rana esculenta 83.3 60.0 129.0 27.7 20.0 34.0 0.33 0.19 0.48
Balantidium duodeni Rana temporaria 128.6 111.6 156.9 56.3 44.2 76.7 0.44 0.40 0.60
Balantidium helenae Rana ridibunda 88.9 62.5 112.5 33.2 25.0 50.0 0.37 0.29 0.52
Balantidium sinensis Andrias davidianus 138.3 120.0 158.4 47.0 40.8 52.8 0.34 0.30 0.44
Balantidium grimi Quasipaa spinosa 96.5 79.6 121.5 43.4 32.6 53.9 0.44 0.37 0.58

Measurements are in µm. : arithmetic mean, Min: minimum, Max: maximum.

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