Table 2 Morphometric measurements (n = 11 for each species) of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica from sheep in Egypt. Data are presented as the range followed by the mean in parentheses

Total length

29.60–20.80 (25.34)

34.80–26.80 (29.9)

Maximum width

10.80–7.20 (9.65)

10.80–7.80 (8.75)

Shoulder breadth

7.60–4.80 (5.80)

6.00–4.00 (5.42)

Oral cone length

3.60–2.00 (2.85)

3.20–2.20 (2.73)

Oral sucker (L × W)

0.63–0.40 × 1.08–0.60 (0.53 × 0.76)

0.64–0.40 × 0.92–0.60 (0.51 × 0.79)

Ventral sucker (L × W)

1.20–0.80 × 1.32–0.92 (1.09 × 1.18)

1.32–0.88 × 1.32–1.00 (1.12 × 1.21)

Pharynx length

0.80–0.60 (0.65)

0.80–0.60 (0.65)

Oesophagus length

1.20–1.00 (1.10)

1.28–0.80 (1.09)

Maximum width/Total length

0.36–0.34 (0.38)

0.31–0.29 (0.29)

Pharynx length/Total length

0.03–0.03 (0.03)

0.02–0.02 (0.02)

Pharynx length/Oral cone length

0.22–0.3 (0.23)

0.25–0.27 (0.24)

Oesophagus length/Total length

0.04–0.05 (0.04)

0.04–0.03 (0.04)

Oesophagus length/Oral cone length

0.33–0.50 (0.39)

0.40–0.36 (0.40)

Pharynx length /Oesophagus length

0.67–0.6 (0.59)

0.63–0.75 (0.60)