Table 2 in Description of Cystodiscus elachistocleis sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) parasitizing the gallbladder of Elachistocleis cesarii from Brazil, based on morphological and molecular analyses

Table 2. Morphometric comparison of mature myxospores of Cystodiscus elachistocleis sp. nov. (INPA79) with Cystodiscus spp. Abbreviations: SSL = myxospore length; SW = myxospore width; PL = polar capsule length; PW = polar capsule width; TR = transverse ridges; PT = polar filament turns. All dimensions are given in µm.
SpeciesSLSWPLPWTRPTSite of infectionType hostCountryReferenceC. elachistocleis sp. nov.10.6 ± 0.3 (9.8–11.2)6.2 ± 0.5 (5.6–6.6)3.6 ± 0.4 (2.8–4.3)2.6 ± 0.3 (2.2–3.1)3–52–4gallbladderElachistocleis cesarii (Miran- da-Ribeiro, 1920)BrazilPresent studyC. immersus Lutz, 188911.8–13.37.5–8.63.5–4.2–7–9–gallbladderRhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758)BrazilKudo & Sprague (1940)C. lyndoyense Carini, 193211.0–12.07.5–8.04.0 (in diameter)–––gallbladderRhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758)BrazilCarini (1932)C. melleni (Jirku, Bolek, Whipps, Janovy, Kent & Modry, 2006)12.3 (12.0–13.5)7.6 (7.0– 9.0)5.2 (4.8–5.5)4.2 (3.8–4.5)2–56–7gallbladderPseudacris triseriata Wied- Neuwied, 1838USAJirku et al. (2006)C. serotinus (Kudo & Sprague, 1940)16.0–18.09.05.0–5.5 (in dia- meter)–10– 133–5gallbladderRana pipiens Schreber, 1782USAKudo & Sprague (1940)C. typhonius (Gray, 1993)10.9 (9.8–12.2)7.2 (5.7–8.9)3.8 (2.5–5.5)3.6 (3.3–5.2)9–114–5gallbladderBufo margaritifer (Laurenti, 1768)PeruGray (1993)C. haldari (Sarkar, 1982)10.8 (10.0–12.0)6.7 (6.5–7.0)3.6 (3.0–4.0)–––gallbladderHyla arborea Linnaeus, 1758IndiaSarkar (1982)C. lesminteri (Delvinquier, Markus & Pas- smore, 1992)12.5 (9.5–15.0)6.5 (5.7–8.0)––1–2–gallbladderTomopterna krugerensis Pass- more & Carruthers, 1975South AfricaDelvinquer et al. (2012)C. axonis Hartigan, Fiala, Dyková, Rose, Phalen & Šlapeta, 201214.1 (13.0–15.5)8.5 (8.0–10.5)3.8 (3.0–5.0)3.7 (3.0–5.0)5–124–5gallbladder and bile ductsLitoria raniformis Keferstein, 1867AustraliaHartigan et al. (2012c)C. australis Hartigan, Fiala, Dyková, Rose, Phalen & Šlapeta, 201216.0 (15.0–18.0)8.7 (8.0–10.0)5.3 (5.0–6.0)4.8 (4.0–5.5)5–115–6gallbladder and bile ductsLimnodynastes peronii Duméril & Bibron, 1841AustraliaHartigan et al. (2012c)