Molecular and morphological characterization of three new species of avian Onchocercidae (Nematoda) with emphasis on circulating microfilariae

Table 3 Morphometric parameters of adult nematodes of new species found in birds of genus Acrocephalus and genus Sylvia

Characters	Parasite species
	Eufilaria acrocephalusi		Eufilaria sylviae		Splendidofilaria bartletti
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Body size
Total length (mm)	13.7	26	3.7	10.1	3.5	11.4
Maximum width	80	187	52	129	122	261
Width at nerve ring	58	99	34	98	59	86
Width at vulva	–	114	–	105	–	129
Width at anus	59	49	41	61	55	115
Organ length
Esophagus	171	193	194	225	364	–
Vagina	–	296	–	193	–	48
Left spicules	78	–	81	–	55	–
Right spicules	72	–	53	–	50	–
Distances
Nerve ring^a	138	171	94	154	75	80
Vulva^a	–	671	–	526	–	267
Anus^b	11	50	Subterminal	subterminal	36	151

All measurements are given in micrometers (μm), unless indicated otherwise. Measurements of each species were made using single specimens of different gender.
^aDistance from anterior extremity to the mentioned point is given
^bDistance from posterior extremity to the mentioned point is given

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