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Fig. 2.
Morphometric data of Rhytidodes gelatinosus (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) from marine turtles (Testudines: Chelonidae)_ Data presented in micrometers as ranges_
| Caballero y Caballero, 1954 | Bilqees, 1974 | Blair and Limpus, 1982 | Cavaco et al., 2021 | Present report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locality | Panamá | Pakistan | Australia | Brazil | Brazil |
| N | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| Host | C. mydas | C. mydas | C. caretta | C. caretta | L. olivacea |
| Body length (mm) | 13.911 – 14.243 | 16.9 | 5.85 – 17.130 (6.800) | 4.94 – 5.68 (5.31) | 5.8 – 7.6 (6.48) |
| Body width (mm) | 1.378 – 1.610 | 1.1 | 1.190 – 1.610 (1.350) | 1.2 – 1.34 (1.27) | 0.77 – 1.15 (0.97) |
| Oral sucker length | 133 | 600 | 350 – 460 (460) | 318 – 392 (355) | 280 – 441 (371) |
| Oral sucker width | 515 – 664 | diameter | 500 – 740 (740) | 403 – 535 (469) | 400 – 499 (444) |
| Pharynx length | 160 | 180 – 220 (220) | 160 – 200 (180) | 200 – 312 (265) | |
| Pharynx width | 110 | 150 – 240 (240) | 147 – 187 (167) | 140 – 253 (189) | |
| Oesophagus length | 2324 – 2407 | 2000 | 580 – 2400 (2400) | 676 – 992 (834) | 661 – 885 (723) |
| Oesophagus width | 73 – 79 (76) | 36 – 58 (49) | |||
| Cirrus sac length | 415 – 465 | (530) | 309 | 160 – 326 (241) | |
| Cirrus sac width | 266 – 332 | (420) | 183 | 150 – 242 (193) | |
| Ventral sucker length | 365 – 398 | 240 | 230 – 380 (380) | 214 – 255 (234) | 160 – 297 (233) |
| ventral sucker width | 349 – 398 | diameter | 300 – 420 (420) | 181 – 193 (187) | 150 – 317 (244) |
| Ovary length | 232 – 249 | 130 | 140 – 190 (150) | 169 – 181 (175) | 120 – 296 (206) |
| Ovary width | 266 – 274 | 150 | (220) | 204 – 246 (225) | 130 – 256 (177) |
| Mehlis gland length | 332 – 415 | – | |||
| Mehlis gland width | 498 – 531 | – | |||
| Anterior testis length | 664 – 797 | 390 | (740) | 183 – 310 (249) | 300 – 475 (414) |
| Anterior testis width | 398 – 465 | 200 | (330) | 168 – 290 (238) | 220 – 396 (296) |
| Second testis length | 581 – 780 | 420 | (890) | 338 – 404 (371) | 420 – 509 (463) |
| Second testis width | 465 – 481 | 220 | (380) | 244 – 301 (272) | 240 – 406 (298) |
| Egg length | 60 – 65 | 55 – 60 | (67) | – | 37 – 63 (51) (n=30) |
| Egg width | 34 – 40 | 37 – 45 | (35) | – | 27 – 38 (31) (n=30) |
Reported hosts and localities for Rhytidodes gelatinosus (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Rhytidodidae)_
| Host | Locality | References |
|---|---|---|
| Caretta caretta | Australia | Blair and Limpus (1982) |
| Brazil | Viana (1924); Travassos et al. (1969); Cavaco et al. (2021) Looss (1901); Looss (1902); | |
| Egypt | Sey (1977) | |
| Florida, USA | Luhman (1935); Greiner (2013) | |
| Italy | Manfredi et al. (1998); Santoro et al. (2010); Gracan et al. (2012); Pace et al. (2019); Gentile et al. (2021) | |
| Madeira, Portugal | Valente et al. (2009) | |
| Mediterranean Coast, França | Euzet and Combes (1962); Euzet et al. (1972) | |
| New Guinea | Braun (1899) | |
| Trieste, Adriatic Sea | Stossich (1895, 1898); Braun (1899); Looss (1901) | |
| West Mediterranean Sea | Aznar et al. (1998) | |
| Chelonia mydas | Brazil | Werneck and Silva (2015) |
| Florida, USA | Greiner (2013) | |
| Panama Gulf | Caballero y C. (1954) | |
| Mexico | Caballero-Rodriguez (1960) | |
| New Guinea | Braun (1899) | |
| Pakistan | Bilqees (1974) | |
| Rimini, Adriatic Sea | Rudolphi (1819) | |
| Eretmochelys imbricata | Cuba | Perez-Vigueras (1955) |
| Florida, USA | Greiner (2013) | |
| India | Simha and Chattopadhyaya (1969) | |
| Puerto Rico | Fischthal and Acholonu (1976) | |
| Lepidochelys kempii | Florida, USA | Greiner (2013) |
| Lepidochelys olivacea | Brazil | Present report |