Table 1 Comparative measurements of Tamerlania zarudnyi (present study) and Tanaisia sp. with Tamerlania zarudnyi (previously published) and Tanaisia fedtschenkoi, respectively

Total body length

3.0–3.7

1.94–3.23

2.41-–3.35

1.62–3.46

Body maximum width

0.77–0.86

0.40–0.66

0.49–0.74

0.41–0.71

Oral sucker length

0.19–0.21

0.13–0.29

0.14–0.21

0.13–0.22

Oral sucker width

0.20–0.27

0.16–0.32

0.2–0.29

0.17–0.29

Pharynx length

0.09–0.10

0.06–0.12

0.08–0.09

0.05–0.09

Pharynx width

0.11–0.13

0.07–014

0.10–0.12

0.08–0.14

Oesophagus length (μm)

24–40

90-109

34–93

Cirrus sac length (μm)

80–90

60–85

82-110

? –85

Ovary length

0.17–0.18

0.08–0.21

0.17–0.21

0.15–0.2

Ovary width

0.21–0.26

0.13–0.23

0.19–0.21

0.14–0.2

Anterior (right) testis length*

0.19–0.25

0.07–0.20

0.21–0.22

0.15–0.2

Anterior (right) testis width*

0.21–0.23

0.07–0.22

0.20–0.22

0.10–0.2

Posterior (left) testis length*

0.20–0.24

0.08–0.20

0.23–0.35

0.13–0.3

Posterior (left) testis width*

0.18–0.23

0.08–0.20

0.18–0.21

0.10–0.2

Unity of caeca from posterior end

0.25–0.47

–

0.29–0.33

–

Ending of vitellria from posterior end

0.42–0.98

0.43–1.06

0.90–0.97

–

Eggs length (μm)

32-35

32–50

32–34

33–38

Eggs width (μm)

16-21

25–32

11–17

10–19