Morphometry and Molecular Identification of Haemonchus Cobb, 1898 (Trichostrongylidae: Nematoda) Isolates from Small Ruminants in Tanzania Based on Mitochondrial cox 1 and rRNA-ITS genes
Table 2
Morphometric of female Haemonchus contortus showing vulvar position and accompanied features of smooth, knobbed, and linguiform morphotypes.
Morphological features (μm)
Smooth
Knobbed
Linguiform
Total count
11 (16%)
25 (36%)
33 (48%)
LA
LB
LC
Body length
24,442
19,241
20,604
21,362
20,402
Width
354–374
354–364
343
313
354
Nerve ring
101–109
81–121
151
101
101
Excretory pore
212–253
202–273
171
313
131
Cervical papillae
111–253
111–182
212
202
202
Oesophagus length
1,111–1,313
1,212–1,131
1,232
1,212
1,414
Anterior infundibulum length
101–313
202–156
121
141
242
Anterior sphincter length
141–182
156–232
182
152
222
Vestibular length
162–172
156–182
222
202
202
Vagina length
80–91
152–202
131
152
202
Tail length
56–505
455–556
596
556
475
Description
No morph type along the vulvar flap
Protrude along the vulvar flap
Possess one cuticular inflation
No cuticular inflation
Cuticular inflation raised from the linguiform process
