Table 1 in Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) lainsoni n. sp. from Mesomys hispidus (Rodentia: Echimyidae) in Brazil: trypomastigotes described from experimentally infected laboratory mice

Table 1. Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) lainsoni n. sp. Linear measurements (µm) and morphometric indices of trypomastigote forms in mouse peripheral blood. Smears stained by Giemsa’s method.
ParametersMinimum valueMaximum valueMeanSDL28 (Figure 2)37 (Figures 3, 4, 20)33.42.523F4 (Figure 2)10 (Figures 3, 4, 20)7.71.371NA10 (not shown)16 (Figure 8)13.81.490PN10 (Figures 2, 6, 9)14.5 (Figure 13)12.41.379PK6 (not shown)11 (Figure 11)8.21.079KN2 (Figures 2, 10, 12)6 (Figure 19)4.11.130W3 (Figure 16)8 (Figure 6)4.50.870NI0.67 (Figure 9)1.36 (Figure 7)0.931.140KI2.2 (not shown)6 (Figures 10, 12)3.290.992W/L0.09 (Figure 16)0.24 (Figure 6)0.140.033F/L0.14 (Figure 2)0.28 (Figure 15)0.230.036
Sample size = 28. SD = standard deviation. L = total length including free flagellum. F = length of the free flagellum. NA = distance from the middle of nucleus to the anterior end. PN = middle of the nucleus to the posterior end. PK = posterior end to the kinetoplast. KN = middle of nucleus to the kinetoplast. W = width. NI = nuclear index (PN/NA). KI = kinetoplastic index (PN/KN). Terminology according to Hoare (1972).