Table 2 Morphometrics of Lernaea cyprinacea (Lcy) and L. cruciata (Lcr) specimens collected from experimental infections and in the wild

Lcy wild

Body length

7.79 ± 2.44

5.01–12.40

31.35

Anchor width

3.31 ± 1.09

1.45–6.03

32.91

Anterior dorsal processes

0.80 ± 0.33

0.07–1.73

40.73

Posterior dorsal processes

0.42 ± 0.19

0.15–0.95

45.68

Ventral arms

0.65 ± 0.23

0.26–1.13

34.50

Lcr wild

Body length

7.11 ± 0.92

5.69–8.26

12.98

Anchor width

1.16 ± 0.34

0.71–2.00

29.11

Dorsal processes

0.56 ± 0.18

0.31–1.00

33.07

Ventral arms

0.53 ± 0.16

0.33–1.00

30.82

Lcy lab

Body length

8.86 ± 1.71

6.67–12.3

19.30

Anchor width

2.31 ± 1.37

0.87–6.13

59.24

Anterior dorsal processes

0.90 ± 0.39

0.26–1.74

42.91

Posterior dorsal processes

0.44 ± 0.20

0.21–0.96

44.82

Ventral arms

0.55 ± 0.21

0.31–1.01

37.39

Lcr lab

Body length

7.10 ± 1.00

5.79–8.05

14.10

Anchor width

1.19 ± 0.29

0.89–1.64

24.22

Dorsal processes

0.48 ± 0.09

0.33–0.56

19.43

Ventral arms

0.49 ± 0.10

0.34–0.58

20.15