Table 5 in Novel distribution records and molecular data for species of Macrogyrodactylus Malmberg, 1957 (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) from Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) (Siluriformes: Clariidae) in southern Africa

Table 5. Morphometric comparison of Macrogyrodactylus congolensis (Prudhoe, 1957) parasitising Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) in Africa. Measurements are presented in micrometres (except body lenght) as mean followed by range in parentheses.
Vaal RiverUsuthu RiverKabompo River & Barotse floodplainLake TurkanaMare SimentiMiddle Letaba DamKuShowke Pan & Usuthu RiverBarotse floodplainLake Chivero and Save RiverLake KaribaMiddle Letaba damSASAZMKYSNSASAZMZIZISAn = 25n = 2n = 2n = 7n = 3n =n = 9n = 2n = 6n = 14–Present studyPresent studyPresent studyBarson et al. 2010Přikrylová and Gelnar 2008Khalil and Mashego 1998Present studyPresent studyBarson et al. 2010Douëllou and Chishawa 1995Khalil and Mashego 1998Bodylength (mm)3.74 (2.92–6.00)4.75 (4.57–4.93)3.55 (2.48–4.63)––1.70–2.803.31 (1.79–3.92)2.56 (2.46–2.66)–2.30 (1.30–3.66)1.20–3.95width464 (230–745)643 (412–873)374 (283–466)––220–580643 (496–806)339 (282–395)–530 (390–720)390–680Haptorlength666 (513–827)849 (798–901)618 (508–728)–––622 (418–794)420 (415–424)–––width552 (438–798)760 (735–786)546 (480–612)–––545 (379–652)389 (355–423)–––Hamulitotal length456 (390–537)399 (391–407)430 (419–440)421 (385–481)383 (381–385)490–530298 (267–343)306 (305–307)312 (292–330)289 (252–314)296–375point length111 (94–131)98 (95–102)106 (105–107)99 (93–103)101 (99–103)80–10981 (73–87)8483 (74–90)84 (69–101)68–93shaft length368 (310–431)325 (318–332)339 (339)334 (310–361)306 (299–313)296–312249 (222–278)262 (261–262)259 (245–273)–251–296root length203 (166–272)178 (177–179)175 (165–186)175 (153–203)154 (145–165)251–287141 (122–164)153 (149–158)144 (114–160)115 (106–128)125–156Ventral baranterior lateral arm93 (84–101)85 (84–85)85 (82–88)90 (81.5–118)65 (58–71)84–9323 (18–26)22 (20–25)18 (16.5–20)20 (16–27)21–31posterior central arm9 (5–13)6 (5–7)8 (7–10)7 (5.5–8.5)9 (8–10)12–1537 (26–42)41 (40–43)42 (37–47)41 (34–49)24–40total length156 (134–170)147 (146–148)147 (145–150)143 (131–150)129 (124–134)140–16298 (86–108)101 (99–103)104 (94–113)94 (73–114)84–111total width133 (110–153)129 (126–133)124 (122–125)124 (118–129.5)112 (109–114)120–134103 (96–107)104 (103–105)109 (99–120)100 (93–110)78–111ventral bar R1254 (222–306)239 (230–248)238 (237–239)236 (217–254)217 (211–224)–202 (182–231)191 (190–192)182 (177–189)––ventral bar R2141 (118–179)136 (134–137)129 (118–140)132 (126–141)127 (120–137)–125 (106–166)126 (126–127)114 (101–125)––Dorsal barundividedundividedundividedundividedundividedundividedundividedundividedundividedundividedundividedtotal length22 (16–25)2020 (19–22)17.5 (15.5–19.5)14 (13–15)15–1819 (14–24)17 (17–18)16.8 (15–20)16 (14–18)15–21total width115 (97–140)10310197.6 (93–102.5)90 (88–94)109–12582 (76–90)88 (87–90)87.5 (80–92)83 (78–93)68–78Marginal hookstotal length104 (96–124)95 (91–100)96 (91–101)96.6 (94.5–100.5)9581–8777 (72–92)81 (80–83)80 (72–84)78 (71–88)68–78handle length92 (83–114)84 (80–87)83 (77–89)85.1 (83.5–89)82.7 (78–86)–69 (65–97)71 (70–73)69 (61–74)––sickle length12 (10–14)115 (11)11.4 (10.8–11.7)10.7 (10–12)–11 (10–15)1110.9 (11–12)––sickle proximal width11 (8–14)9 (8–9)5 (10–10)11.2 (10.3–11.8)10.3 (9–11)–10 (8–12)99.3 (9–9.5)––Cirrus spines18–20–19––14–151511–13––14–15
Abbreviations: KY – Kenya; SN – Senegal; SA – South Africa; ZM – Zambia; n – number of specimens studied.
Abbreviations: SA – South Africa; ZI – Zimbabwe; ZM – Zambia; n – number of specimens studied.