Table 5 Comparative metrical data for cercariae of the Diplostomum ‘mergi’ species complex
Species | D. mergi | ‘D. mergi Lineage 2’ | ‘D. mergi Lineage 3’ | D. parviventosum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source | Niewiadomska & Kiselienė [10] | Present study | Present study | Niewiadomska & Kiselienė [10] | Present study |
Fixation method | Heat-killed in water | Formalin | Formalin | Heat-killed in water | Formalin |
BL | 161–204 (182) | 157–179 (168) | 171–191 (184) | 162–185 (176) | 115–151 (134) |
BW | 51–68 (59) | 62–67 (64) | 44–54 (49) | 50–70 (55) | 50–61 (54) |
AOL | 51–68 (58) | 43–53 (49) | 42–59 (48) | 55–60 (56) | 43–53 (47) |
AOW | 25–30 (28) | 24–36 (33) | 29–35 (32) | 29–32 (31) | 26–33 (30) |
VSL | 34–51 (44) | 43–49 (46) | 28–33 (31) | 34–38 (36) | 29–39 (33) |
VSW | 34–51 (44) | 50–56 (53) | 28–35 (32) | 34–37 (36) | 30–46 (37) |
TSL | 187–229 (207) | 146–180 (168) | 196–224 (212) | 203–242 (228) | 153–176 (165) |
TSW | 34–43 (36) | 27–32 (29) | 30–36 (33) | 31–40 (35) | 26–36 (30) |
FL | 187–229 (210) | 203–227 (216) | 210–245 (225) | 191–218 (206) | 178–217 (204) |
VSW/AOW | (1.6) | 1.5–2.1 (1.6) | 0.9–1.1 (1.0) | (1.1) | 1.0–1.4 (1.2) |
BL/TSL | (0.9) | 1.0–1.1 (1.0) | 0.8–1.0 (0.9) | (0.8) | 0.7–0.9 (0.8) |
TSL/FL | (1.0) | 0.7–0.8 (0.8) | 0.9–1.0 (0.9) | (1.1) | 0.8–0.9 (0.8) |