Table 2 in Cestode parasites (Neodermata, Platyhelminthes) from Malaysian birds, with description of five new species

Table 2. Main morphological characteristics of Raillietina hymenolepidoides sp. nov. and closely similar taxa. * New values from our observations of type material. Abbreviations: L = Length; W = Width; ø = Diameter.
R. hymenolepidoidesR. palawanensisR. quadritesticulataReferencePresent studyDeardorff et al. (1976)Moghe (1925)HostChalcophaps indicaChalcophaps indicaStreptopelia tranquebaricaDitributionMalaysiaPhilippinesIndiaL [mm] × W55 × 425*> 60 × *79062–137 × 924–1230# proglottides800 +–188–196Scolex ø100–137300–320165Sucker ø34–4372–7652–54 × 35–40Rostellum ø (× L)46–69125–170 × 110–16096# hooks150–160108180L hooks7–820–246L neck [mm]2.51.5–2.81Dorsal canalsAbsent*AbsentPresent (?)Atrium L [mm] × W7–13 × 9–216–15 × 7–26–Testes number3*(3)–4–5–(6)4Testes ø35–5045–5768–75 × 75–77Cirrus sac (L × W)63–81 × 28–3993–*120 × 28–*56138 × 68Copulatory vagina (L × W)25–48 × 6–15*39–52 × 10–17108 × 32Vitellarium (L × W)26–35 × 17–2625 × 30–# egg capsules8–1210–*1740–50Eggs per capsule5–104–*76–8# oncospheres12–14*16–1818 × 16