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Table 2

Measurements of Cichlidogyrus spp. Paperna, 1960 and Scutogyrus longicornis (Paperna & Thurston, 1969) collected from Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897) (Cichlidae) in a river spring in Brazil. Measurements are represented in μm as the average, the range in parentheses, and the count in brackets.

Species C. papernastrema C. tilapiae C. mbirizei C. thurstonae S. longicornis
Host C. rendalli O. niloticus O. niloticus O. niloticus O. niloticus
Number of specimens n = 5 n = 10 n = 4 n = 8 n = 1
Total body length 671.2 (495–888) [5] 485.5 (404–557) [10] 567.8 (520–647) [4] 504.4 (315–590) [8] 1238 (1238) [1]
Ventral anchor
 Total length 32.2 (26–35) [10] 30.5 (28–37) [20] 43.5 (41–45) [8] 31.2 (30–33) [14] 34 (34) [2]
 Blade length 27 (26–29) [10] 25.8 (23–30) [20] 39 (36–44) [8] 25.9 (24–27) [14] 33 (33) [2]
 Shaft length 9.6 (6–12) [10] 5.7 (5–6) [20] 9.1 (8–11) [8] 8.9 (8–10) [14] 5 (5) [2]
 Guard length 12.5 (11–14) [10] 13.8 (10–16) [20] 15.9 (15–17) [8] 13.9 (12–16) [14] 15.5 (14–15) [2]
 Point length 10 (7–13) [10] 11.8 (10–13) [20] 17.1 (17–18) [8] 12.5 (12–14) [13] 16 (16) [2]
Dorsal anchor
 Total length 38.4 (34–42) [10] 37.7 (36–40) [20] 42.3 (39–45) [7] 26.1 (25–29) [14] 31.5 (31–32) [2]
 Blade length 22.9 (21–25) [10] 25.3 (23–29) [20] 34.9 (31–40) [7] 20.5 (20–22) [14] 29.5 (28–31) [2]
 Shaft length 8.4 (7–10) [10] 4.9 (4–6) [20] 8.6 (8–9) [7] [7] 8.3 (6–10) [14] 8.5 (8–9) [2]
 Guard length 17.8 (15–20) [10] 18 (16–20) [20] 16.1 (15–18) [7] 12.3 (11–14) [14] 14 (14) [2]
 Point length 8.6 (7–11) [10] 10 (8–11) [20] 14.6 (13–16) [7] 9.7 (8–14) [14] 10 (10) [2]
Ventral bar
 Branch length 45.5 (39–52) [4] 38 (31–46) [10] 45.8 (42–50) [4] 39.1 (28–45) [8] 58 (58) [1]
 Maximum width 6.3 (5–7) [4] 7 (6–8) [10] 7.3 (6–8) [4] 5.9 (5–7) [8] 6 (6) [1]
Dorsal bar
 Total length 42.8 (35–49) [5] 38.8 (31–48) [10] 50.5 (43–58) [4] 54.6 (44–61) [8] 53 (53) [1]
 Maximum width 6 (5–8) [5] 7.7 (5–9) [10] 9 (8–10) [4] 6 (4–7) [8] 9 (9) [1]
 Distance between auricles 18.6 (16–22) [5] 12 (10–15) [10] 24 (22–26) [4] 16.5 (13–20) [8] 28 (28) [1]
 Auricle length 14.4 (13–16) [10] 20.2 (15–25) [20] 18.6 (16–22) [8] 17.8 (15–25) [16] 62.5 (62–63) [2]
Hook
 Length, I 32.2 (29–37) [10] 15.4 (14–16) [20] 15.1 (13–16) [8] 17.1 (15–19) [14] 20 (20) [2]
 Length, II 11.6 (10–15) [9] 11.1 (10–12) [16] 12.8 (11–14) [8] 13.8 (13–14) [8] 11 (11) [2]
 Length, III 24.8 (23–27) [10] 17.9 (15–20) [20] 18.4 (16–22) [8] 44.8 (41–51) [12] 36.5 (36–37) [2]
 Length, IV 24.3 (21–28) [10] 20.3 (18–22) [20] 22.8 (18–25) [8] 45.4 (43–50) [10] 34 (34) [2]
 Length, V 22.1 (19–25) [10] 16.5 (15–18) [20] 18.5 (17–19) [8] 46.2 (40–50) [12] 35 (35) [2]
 Length, VI 21.3 (20–22) [8] 17 (14–19) [14] 25.4 (23–28) [8] 45 (38–51) [10] 35.7 (35–36) [2]
 Length, VII 16.1 (14–18) [8] 17.8 (14–23) [19] 26.8 (22–28) [8] 45.8 (40–50) [12] 35 (35) [2]
MCO
 Penis length 34.5 (30–38) [4] 177.3 (146–200) [4] 41.4 (37–49) [7] 50 (50) [1]
 Length of accessory piece 30.5 (24–41) [4] 33.7 (29–38) [6] 55.5 (50–59) [4] 41.1 (37–43) [7] 34 (34) [1]
 Heel length 3 (2–4) [3] 12.8 (10–15) [4] 5.7 (5–7) [7] 8 (8) [1]
Vagina
 Vaginal length 22.7 (20–26) [7] 32 (32) [1]
 Vaginal width 5.9 (5–7) [7] 5 (5) [1]

Doubled measurements of both structures of the same individual.

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