Table 4 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 4. Morphometric comparison of Macrogyrodactylus clarii Gussev, 1961 parasitising Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) in Africa. Measurements are presented in micrometres (except body lenght) as mean followed by range in parentheses.
KuShokwe PanBarotse floodplainLake Turkana & Lake ChiveroNile DeltaMiddle Letaba DamSAZMKY / ZIEGSAn = 48n = 25n = 10n = 10–Present studyPresent studyBarson et al. 2010El-Naggar and Serag 1987 Khalil and Mashego 1998Bodylength (mm)3.39 (2.19–5.01)3.17 (2.24–4.35)–2.33 (2.00–2.58)1.80–2.60Width518 (221–788)382 (278– 584)–400 (360–440)320–440Haptorlength839 (544–1377)680 (465–846)–460 (400–500)–width600 (420–1053)352 (306–583)–440 (400–480)–Hamulitotal length370 (193–465)426 (378–497)436 (374–475)385 (376–392)437–453point length113 (98–134)153 (110–143)120 (108–136)120 (112–128)131–140shaft length334 (281–411)376 (340–440)380 (350–457)–381–406root length171 (139–218)197 (156–222)191 (135–238)171 (176–184)193–203Ventral baranterior lateral arm28 (17–38)33 (23–43)29 (17–38)–21–31posterior central arm63 (44–80)74 (59–90)69 (61–85)–46–55total length135 (110–166)152 (122–175)148 (137–172)110 (104–116)–total width111 (89–135)112 (106–133)138 (122–157)106 (96–112)–ventral bar R1250 (192–301)272 (232–304)191 (177–207)––ventral bar R2137 (111–185)152 (129–170)147 (141–157)––Dorsal bardivideddivideddivideddivideddividedtotal length18 (12–23)18 (14–22)16.5 (13.5–20)–15–18total width77 (61–93)78 (68–92)82.3 (72.5–92)–68–75Marginal hookstotal length110 (92–128)117 (100–130)114 (103–132)96 (91–101)109–125handle length92 (72–108)100 (84–112)96 (87.5–112)82–sickle length17 (13–21)18 (15–20)18.5 (17–21)14–sickle proximal width12 (8–14)13 (9–16)13.8 (13–17)––Cirrus spines13–1513–15–1212–13
Abbreviations: EG – Egypt; KY – Kenya; SA – South Africa; ZI – Zimbabwe; ZM – Zambia; n – number of specimens studied.