TABLE 2 in Two new species of Diaphorocleidus and new data on D. affinis (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) parasitizing Bryconops cf. affinis (Characiformes: Iguanodectidae) from the Munim River basin, State of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil

TABLE 2. Comparative measurements (in μm) of Diaphorocleidus affinis.
Morphological structureDiaphorocleidus affinis Mizelle et al. (1968) (n = 4)Diaphorocleidus affinis presenty studyBody length277 (194–396)503 (272–665, n = 34)Body maximum width113 (72–174)172 (85–305, n = 34)Pharynx21 (18–26)37 (30–42, n = 3)Haptor length50 (38–59)71 (65–78, n = 12)Haptor wide61 (40–78)108 (71–141, n = 31)Ventral anchor length38 (29–42)33 (29–37, n = 16)Ventral anchor base20 (14–22)22 (20–24, n = 16)Dorsal anchor length19 (16–27)12 (10–14, n = 16)Dorsal anchor base13, 1414 (11–15, n = 16)Ventral bar29 (25–35)36 (30–41, n = 15)Dorsal bar21 (16–30)46 (37–65, n = 15)Hook length18 (17–22)pair 1, 16 (12–20, n = 24), pair 2, 17 (15–20, n = 22), pair 3, 18 (12–21, n = 26), pair 4, 17 (11–21, n = 24), pair 5, 16 (12–19, n = 26), pair 6, 17 (11–19, n = 23), pair 7, 16 (12–19, n = 21)FH loop0.60.3MCO (number of rings)2–31 ½–2MCO (total length)49 (46–51)120 (92–131, n = 25)Diameter of MCO ring-22 (18–26, n = 15)Acessory piece length27, 2836 (30–43, n = 15)