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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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