Table 5 Comparison of P. ceticola L3 with other similar larvae (range and mean in mm) and immature worms from kogiid whales.

Designation

P. ceticola (this study)

Terranova type HA

P. ceticola

P. ceticola

P. cf. ceticola*

Pseudoterranova sp.

Host

See Table 1

Aprion virescens

K. pelamis

K. breviceps

K. breviceps and Grampus griseus

K. breviceps

Place

Macaronesia

Hawaii

Japan

Yucatan

Japan

Brazil

Body L

7.0–11.7 (9.1)

7.0–11.0

5.9

10.1–13.6

6.45–9.00

7.4–10.2 (8.2)

Oesophagus L

0.80–1.47 (0.98)

0.70–1.50

1.30–1.40

0.89–1.02

0.87–1.45 (1.12)

Ventricle L

0.39–0.70 (0.49)

0.42–0.57

0.38

0.40–0.50

0.40–0.58

0.43–0.53 (0.47)

Caecum L

0.20–0.64 (0.36)

0.30–0.52

0.49

0.50–0.60

0.36–0.53

0.50–0.53 (0.52)

Tail L

0.16–0.24 (0.20)

0.11–0.28

0.16

0.10–0.20

0.11–0.15

0.09–0.20 (0.14)

Reference

Present study

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