Table 2 Metrical ranges for Microcotyle erythrini (sensu stricto), M. isyebi and M. whittingtoni n. sp. described in this study based on collections from off Guardamar del Segura, Spain, Western Mediterranean

Body length

1998–6215

2042–6183

2355–6401

2719–4569

Body length without haptor

1376–3760

1520–5307

1757–4970

1916–3591

Maximum body width

194–647

189–610

322–966

314–605

Body width at level of buccal suckers

95–179

68–153

95–185

110–173

Body width at level of genital atrium

102–251

109–270

157–322

159–260

Body width at level of testes

156–574

150–357

237–790

225–468

Length of anterior tapered region

359–749

132–687

288–922

457–730

Width of anterior tapered region

135–378

124–242

180–388

147–354

Haptor length

1126–1840

761–1590

702–1436

862–1264

Anterior haptoral lobe length

353–735

307–690

164–339

187–370

Posterior haptoral lobe length

758–1,163

608–991

474–1,226

632–1,038

Peduncle length

339–615

263–574

178–651

199–476

Width of peduncle at connection with haptor

120–246

72–227

92–414

100–369

Minimum peduncle width

120–276

67–227

91–414

81–368

No. of clamps

90–124

90–124

80–110

60–78

Clamp length

20–50

22–42

21–40

22–47

Clamp width

55–86

40–64

46–68

52–75

Sclerite ‘c’ width

2–4

2–3

1–3

3–6

Buccal sucker length

47–80

38–78

50–82

57–90

Buccal sucker width

34–59

19–50

33–63

39–59

Pharynx length

29–47

20–42

29–55

27–41

Pharynx width

23–41

18–34

23–54

25–43

Oesophagus length

159–307

217–343

150–360

209–367

Testes to anterior extremity distance

982–2223

1055–4018

1215–3288

1305–2342

No. of testes

12–20

14–22

19–26

16–27

No. of testis rows

1–2

1–2

2–3

1–3

Testes length

32–115

38–82

32–162

39–112

Testes width

51–116

42–75

52–132

36–88

Testicular area length

298–1007

364–1250

88–301

68–717

Testicular area width

41–193

56–155

408–1558

393–1023

Genital atrium to anterior extremity distance

108–277

206–424

128–355

183–300

Genital atrium length

71–151

71–165

73–177

105–184

Genital atrium width

88–168

54–201

109–255

115–173

No. of spines in the main chamber of the genital atrium

216–408

275–363

253–356

272–391

Length of spines in the main chamber of the genital atrium

4–6

4–6

4–7

4–7

No. of spines in the “pockets” of the genital atrium

20–33

21–41

19–49

34–47

Length of spines in the “pockets” of the genital atrium

6–8

6–9

7–11

7–13

Copulatory organ length

43–100

47–70

52–86

46–107

Copulatory organ width

54–100

33–100

54–118

37–93

Germarium to anterior extremity distance

1093–2149

1381–2460

1141–3240

1240–2240

Vagina to anterior extremity distance

321–550

380–585

328–425

380–550

Germarium length

566–1428

890–1428

896–1792

730–1199

Germarium maximum width

37–127

83–96

47–134

38–86

Seminal receptacle length

144–171

140–185

289–316

182–208

Seminal receptacle width

89–105

80–99

96–112

70–87

Vitellarium to anterior extremity distance

204–560

319–613

244–578

320–566

Length of vitellarium within peduncle

120–450

138–589

18–530

94–621

Length of vitellarium within haptor

10–111

19–42

0–0

17–404

Distance between vitellarium posterior

0–149

0–152

0–462

129–498

Left efferent vitelline duct length

87–287

124–444

127–858

216–467

Right efferent vitelline duct length

114–328

153–377

150–584

202–442

Different vitelline duct length

143–400

224–367

205–456

121–300

Egg length (without filaments)

166–223

145–201

189–230

184–264

Egg width (without filaments)

57–91

57–90

51–88

66–84

Abopercular filament length

95–151

98–147

110–208

40–111