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Table 2
Diagnostic characteristics of Profilicollis rancoensis n. sp. from the freshwater crab Aegla abtao Schmitt, 1942 (Decapoda) in Chile compared to the 9 other species in the genus.
| Species of Profilicollis | Trunk length (mm) | Proboscis hooks | Max. hook L. (μm) | Lemnisci | Type or primary hosts | Type locality and/or distribution | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults MM & FF | Cysta-canths | Rows | Hooks per row | Hooks 2–4 length | Length vs. receptacle | Intermediate host (mostly Decapoda) | Final host (usually birds) | By country and region | |
| P. rancoensis n. sp. | – | 2.10–3.33 | 14–15 | 6–7 | 105–110 | Very long, slender | Aegla abtao (freshwater) | Unknown | Ranco Lake, Valdivia, Chile |
| P. altmani (Perry, 1942) Van Cleave, 1947 | 4.5–14.0 | 4.0–7.8 Post. trunk with tail | 21–35 | 9–16 | 51–70 | Plump, equal to receptacle | Emerita analoga | Larus spp., Melanitta spp., Marilla affinis, etc. & mammals | Pacific & Atlantic North & South America |
| P. antarcticus Zdzitowiecki 1985 | 14.1–21.1 | 3.05–4.53 | 18–22 | 7–9, 6–8 | 71–80 | Cylinrical, thick, longer than recept. | Hemigrapsus crenulatus; Helice crassa | Chionis alba & Larus dominicanus | Chile & New Zealand; South Shetland Islands |
| P. arcticus Van Cleave, 1920) Meyer, 1932 | 16.0–25.0 | – | 22 | 7–8 | 89–118 | Pyriform, little longer than recept. | – | Somateria spectabilis; S. nigra | North America, NW Canada & Russia |
| P. botulus (Van Cleave, 1916) Witenberg, 1932 | 13.0– 22.0 | 1.8–2.6 | 15–20 | 7–8 | 80–96; 76–87 | Plump-bulbous, ca. equal to receptacle | Carcinus maenas; Hemigrapsus oregonensis; Hyas araneus | Somateria mollissima & Bucephala clangula, etc. | North America; Scotland & Eurasia |
| P. chasmagnathi (Holcman-Spector, Maňé-Garzón, Dei-Cas, 1978) Amin, 1992 | 2.5–28.6 | 1.5–4.1 | 16–22 | 7–9 | 83–91 Post. hooks longer | Slender, little longer than receptacle | Chasmagnathus granulata, Cryptograpsus, angulatus, C. altimanus | Larus atlanticus, L. dominicanus | Montevideo, Uruguay & Mar Chiquita, Argentina; SW Atlantic coast |
| P. formosus (Schmidt & Kuntz, 1967) Hoklova, 1974 | 13.0–18.5 | 2.0 | 12–15 | 7–9 | 95–117 | Long, flat, widest at middle | Macrobrachium mammillodactylus (freshwater crayfish) | Anas platyrhynchos | Taiwan |
| P. major Lundström, 1942 | 16.0–40 | – | 16–20 | 7–10 | 92–108 | Long, widest at middle | Cancer irroratus off Eastern coast of N. America | Bucephala spp., Aythya affinis, Melanitta deglandii, Enhydra lutris nereis | Sweden, Europe, Maine (USA) |
| P. novaezelandensis Brockerhoff and Smales, 2002 | 4.4–22.0 | 3.5–4.3 | 14–16 | 7–8 | 85–110 hook tips recurved | Long, thick, cylindrical | Hemigrapsus crenulatus; Macrophthalmus hirtips; Helix crassa | Haematopus ostralegus finschi; Limosa lapponica | Avon Heathcote Estuary, New Zealand & Golden Bay, South Island |
| P. sphaerocephalus (Bremser in Rudolphi, 1819) Van Cleave, 1947 | 9.0–22.0 | 2.3–3.5, ant. trunk cylindrical | 17–21 | 7–8 | 69–73 (150 ?) | Long, cylindrical, slender | Paragrapsus spp.; Brachynotus spinosus & Cyclograpsus granulosus, Cherax | Larus dominicanus, L. novaehollandiiae Haematopus spp. | Brazil, Montevideo, South Australia, Tasmania |
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