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Table 4 Measurements of the cercariae (μm)

From: Types of trematodes infecting freshwater snails found in irrigation canals in the East Nile locality, Khartoum, Sudan

Cercarial type

Body length

Tail stem

Tail furcae

S. mansoni

152

242

73

S. haematobium

140

227

73

Avian (BAD)

145

262

91

Amphistome

169

351

-

Echinostome

413

737

-

LA

78

293

56

Parapleurolophocercous

223

1048

-

Strigea (LPD)

157

212

201

Vivax (LPM)

140

200

150

Type 1

83

443

-

Type 2

80

194

161

Type 3

105

195

151

Type 4

159

248

131

Type 5

126

339

111

Type 6

68

194

57

Type 7

106

176

146

Armatae xiphidiocercariae

99

113

-

Ornatae xiphidiocercariae

96

106

-

Type 1 xiphidiocercariae

102

110

-

Type 2 xiphidiocercariae

67

92

-