Table 1. Comparative measurements (in millimetres, with minimum and maximum values followed by mean in parentheses) of Ozolaimus cirratus between differents hosts in Brazil.
O. cirratus O. cirratus
O. cirratus (this study) (Otávio et al. 2018) (Vicente et al. 1993)
C. greeningi I. iguana I. iguana
Host Male Female Male Female Male Female
Length 4.41–5.1 (4.9) 5.28–6.0 (5.62) 5.75–6.9 7.7–8.0 4.3–4.5 4.4–5.9
Width 0.37–0.46 (0.4) 0.47–0.57 (0.53) 0.6–0.67 0.8–1.0 0.49 0.7–0.76
1ª portion of the oesophagus 0.8–0.89 (0.8) 1.13–1.15 (1.14) 0.81–0.91 1.1–1.15 0.7–0.76 0.92–0.98
2ª portion of the oesophagus 0.91–1.0 (0.9) 1.13–1.41 (1.36) 0.77–1.02 1.05–1.17 0.52–0.6 0.6–0.7
Oesophagus total 1.75–1.84 (1.8) 2.43–2.56 (2.5) 1.7–1.92 2.2–2.3 1.5–2.0
Bulb length 0.13–0.19 (0.16) 0.2–0.22 (0.21) 0.18–0.28 0.3–0.35 0.21 0.27
Bulb width 0.16–0.17 (0.17) 0.2–0.24 (0.22) 0.24–0.27 0.25–0.3 0.10–0.13 0.21
Anus 0.18–0.21 (0.2) 0.32–0.38
Spicule 0.98–1.78 (1.4) 1.8–2.5 1.6–1.9