Table 2 Anatomical localization and morphometrical features of adult stages of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus , Troglostrongylus brevior and Troglostrongylus subcrenatus
Species | Localization | Sex | Length (mm) | Width | Oesophagus | Tail (anus-caudal end) | Spicule length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Gerichter, 1949) | Pulmonary parenchyma | Male | 5–6 | 54–64 | 240–270 | - | 130–220 |
|  |  | Female | 10–10.4 | 80 | 300 | 27–29 | - |
Troglostrongylus brevior | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
(present study) | Bronchi and bronchioles | Male (n = 3) | 5–6 | 294–365 | 281–301 | - | 600–631 |
|  |  | Female (n = 6) | 6–13 | 335–430 | 272–298 | 125–168 | - |
Troglostrongylus subcrenatus | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
(present study) | Trachea and bronchi | Male (n = 7) | 9–10 | 285–305 | 255–302 | - | 613–686 |
|  |  | Female (n = 15) | 20–24 | 486–542 | 283–312 | 178–189 | - |