The phylogenetic position of the enigmatic Balkan Aulopyge huegelii (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the perspective of host-specific Dactylogyrus parasites (Monogenea), with a description of Dactylogyrus omenti n. sp.

Table 4 Comparative metrical data (in μm) for hard parts of the haptor and reproductive organs of D. omenti n. sp. and morphologically similar Dactylogyrus spp.

Character		D. omenti n. sp.	D. affinis	D. deziensioides	D. crivellius
Body	length	230–522	600^a	470^a	–
Body	width	57–128	160^a	120^a	–
Anchors	inner length	37–41	46–65	47–49	58–61
	outer length	34–37	39–50	35–37	49–52
	inner root length	11–16	12–21	16–17	19–20
	outer root length	3–6	3–6	5–6	7–8
	point length	6–7	12–15	12–14	17–18
Ventral bar	length	28–31	50^a	43–47	42^a
Ventral bar	width	22–27	34^a	30–32	26^a
Dorsal bar	length	21–23	36–46	33^a	42–43
Dorsal bar	width	4–5	4–8	3–4	9^a
Marginal hooks	length	19–32	21–33	25–28	31–34
Needle	length	11–12	–	–	–
MCO	length	34–38	37–47	46^a	58–62
Vagina	length	54–62	40–50	–	–

^aMaximum values of measured trait
Measurements of D. affinis, D. deziensioides and D. crivellius are obtained from [91]

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