Table 1 in Morphological and Molecular Characteristics of Kudoa viseuensis n. sp. (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida), Found in the Muscle of Batrachoides surinamensis (Teleostei: Batrachoididae) in the Brazilian Amazon Region

Table 1. Morphometric measurements (μm) of the spores of Kudoa viseuensis n. sp., and closely-related species. The data area presented as means with their respective standard deviations (with the range of values within parentheses).
Species (Reference)HostSpore (µm)Polar capsule (µm)Spore formWidthLengthWidth (L*)Length (L*)Width (A*)Length (A*)This studyBatrachoides surinamensis5.2±0.2 (5.1–5.4)7.2±0.2 (6.7–7.4)1.3±0.1 (1.1–1.4)2.7±0.2 (2.4–2.9)1.3±0.1 (1.2–1.5)1.8±0.2 (1.6–2.0)Pseudo-squareK. orbicularis (Azevedo et al. 2016)Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis5.1 (4.2–5.8)4.3 (3.6–5.0)ND2.1 (1.7–2.6)1.3 (0.9–1.7)NDRounded quadrateK. pleurogrammi (Kasai et al. 2016)Pleurogrammus monopterygius8.6 (8.2–9.1)6.3 (5.6–6.8)ND2.8 (2.7–2.8)1.6 (1.4–2.0)NDSubquadrateK. rayformis (Shin et al. 2016)Scomberomorus sierra5.0 ± 0.3 (4.6–5.7)5.4 ± 0.2 (5.0–5.7)1.7 ± 0.2 (1.4–2.0)2.3 ± 0.2 (1.9–2.6)1.9 ± 0.2 (1.5–2.5)1.9 ± 0.3 (1.5–2.6)SubquadrateK. islandica (Kristmundsson and Freeman, 2014)Cyclopterus lumpus7.4 (6.5–8.6)4.8 (4.1–5.1)ND1.7 (1.4–1.9)1.5 (1.2–1.8)NDPseudo-squareK. paraquadricornis (Burger and Adlard, 2010)Caranx ignobilis7.79±0.22 (7.3–8.2)8.03± 0.24 (7.6–8.5)1.57±0.09 (1.3–1.7)4.17±0.21 (3.7–4.5)1.7± 0.06 (1.5–1.8)1.98± 0.05 (1.9–2.1)SubquadrateK. quadricornis (Burger and Adlard, 2010)Carangoides fulvoguttatus7.84±0.28 (7.2–8.3)8.38± 0.27 (7.9–9.0)1.55± 0.1 (1.4–1.8)4.26±0.2 (3.8–4.6)1.67± 0.08 (1.5–1.8)2.01± 0.08 (1.9–2.2)SubquadrateK. inornata (Dyková et al. 2009)Cynoscion nebulosus5.9 (5.8–6.0)5.4 (5.3–5.5)ND2.7NDNDPseudo-squareK. alliaria (Whipps and Diggles, 2006)Macruronus magellanicus8.51 (7.84–9.25)6.35 (5.84–6.86)ND2.60 (2.27–2.82)1.61 (1.40–1.87)NDPseudo-squareK. rosenbuschi (Abollo et al. 2005)Merluccius hubbsi4.47 (4.2–4.8)3.21 (2.8–3.6)NDNDNDNDPseudo-squareK. paniformis (Hervio et al. 1997)Merluccius productus5.9 (5.0–6.5)5.0 (4.5–6.0)ND2.0 (1.9–2.4)1.6 (1.4–1.9)NDPseudo-square
ND – Not available; L* – Lateral; A* – Apic