Comparative Parasitology 68(2) 2001 - Peru State College
Comparative Parasitology 68(2) 2001 - Peru State College
Comparative Parasitology 68(2) 2001 - Peru State College
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Table 1. <strong>Comparative</strong> measurements of Cosmocephalus obvelatus from different hosts and localities.<br />
Rodrigues de<br />
Olivera and Anderson and Wong<br />
Vicente (1963) (1981)<br />
Cram (1927) Khalil (1931) Rao (1951)<br />
La<br />
Larus sp.<br />
Host* Several Pelecanus sp. Larus sp.<br />
Ne<br />
Larus delawarensis<br />
Canada<br />
Brazil<br />
Locality Europe Egypt Canada<br />
4<br />
10<br />
27<br />
—<br />
39<br />
45<br />
—<br />
—<br />
—<br />
3.3<br />
En<br />
44<br />
10<br />
19.4 (15.8-22.3)<br />
393 (320-500)<br />
615 (570-730)<br />
<strong>68</strong>4 (640-770)<br />
<strong>68</strong>5 (610-790)<br />
813 (705-940)<br />
1.3 (1.2-1.5)<br />
4.7 (4.1-5.1)<br />
6.0 (5.2-6.6)<br />
End of lateral alae<br />
8.4 (7.4-10.4)<br />
1<br />
12.5<br />
277<br />
363<br />
—<br />
—<br />
—<br />
0.77<br />
3.43<br />
4.2<br />
Female<br />
n — 1 immature —<br />
Total length (mm) 9.7-20 5.7 37122<br />
Maximum width (|xm) 300-380 — 200-400<br />
Buccal capsule ((Am) — — —<br />
Nerve ring (n-m) — — —<br />
Deirids (u.m) 490 — —<br />
Excretory pore (|xm) — — —<br />
Muscular esophagus (mm) — — —<br />
Glandular esophagus (mm) — — —<br />
Total esophagus (jxm) — <strong>68</strong>0 —<br />
Postdeirids — — —<br />
Vulva (from anterior end) (mm) 5.5 Midbody Midbody<br />
6.2<br />
—<br />
—<br />
39<br />
21<br />
—<br />
Long<br />
Short<br />
43 (40-45)<br />
25<br />
301 (220-380)<br />
—<br />
—<br />
36<br />
19<br />
175<br />
Vagina vera (pun) — — —<br />
Vagina uterina (|xm) — — —<br />
Egg length (p,m) 36 — 35-37<br />
Egg width (fi,m) 20 — 17-18<br />
Tail ((i,m) 230 180 —<br />
10<br />
10<br />
27<br />
—<br />
—<br />
46<br />
55<br />
—<br />
—<br />
5.2<br />
60<br />
10<br />
12.4 (9.9-14.3)<br />
279 (200-350)<br />
418 (380-510)<br />
474 (420-530)<br />
450 (350-540)<br />
583 (500-<strong>68</strong>0)<br />
1.1 (1.0-1.3)<br />
4.0 (3.6-4.3)<br />
5.1 (4.6-5.4)<br />
End of lateral alae<br />
2<br />
9.5-12<br />
250-280<br />
369<br />
462<br />
399<br />
532-630<br />
0.98-1.32<br />
2.85-4.61<br />
3.83-5.93<br />
—<br />
Male<br />
n — 2 —<br />
Total length (mm) 5.7-12.2 7.6 37085<br />
Maximum width (jjum) 240-255 — 150-270<br />
Buccal capsule (\j.m) — — —<br />
Nerve ring ((JUTI) — — —<br />
Deirids (p,m) 430 — —<br />
Excretory pore (u,m) — — —<br />
Muscular esophagus (mm) — — —<br />
Glandular esophagus (mm) — — —<br />
Total esophagus (|j,m) — 930 —<br />
Postdeirids — — —<br />
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