Intermediate gastropod hosts of major feline cardiopulmonary nematodes in an area of wildcat and domestic cat sympatry in Greece

Table 2 Measurements (in μm) of the larval stages of feline cardiopulmonary nematodes in gastropods in Greece, presented with corresponding ranges from previous reports

Characteristics	Aelurostrongylus abstrusus			Troglostrongylus brevior						Angiostrongylus chabaudi
	E^a	N^b	P (n = 14)	E^c		N^d		P (L2 = 1, L3 = 10)		E^e	P (n = 69)
	L3	L3	L3	L2	L3	L2	L3	L2	L3	L3	L3
Total body length	459–670	330–635	444–608	330–399	417–450	nr	nr	330	428–497	580–710	444–868
Maximum body width	25–38	22–38	25–33	22–28	19–23	nr	nr	20	20–25	28–43	32–40
Oesophagus length	194–221	130–215	175–195	110–125	121–145	nr	nr	160	125–158	213–277	175–250
Nerve-ring to anterior extremity	75–80	40–72	75–85	nv	60–67	nr	nr	nv	75–80	76–102	88–110
Anus to posterior extremity	34–44	20–35	28–35	35	30–42	nr	nr	35	40–43	27–47	43–55
Primordium to posterior extremity	126–265	150–180	162–193	nv	168	nr	nr	nv	167–178	181–222	90–168
Excretory pore to anterior extremity	87–102	90–99	91–94	nv	50–79	nr	nr	nv	85–92	84–119	93–112

^aReferences [10, 28, 29, 32, 34, 46,47,48]
^bReferences [31, 35, 36]
^cReferences [10, 28]
^dReferences [38, 39]
^eReference [44]
Abbreviations: E, experimental infection; N, natural infection; P, present study (number of larvae measured); nv, not visible; nr, not reported; L2, second stage larvae; L3, third-stage larvae

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