Morphometrical and Molecular Characterization of Oesophagostomum columbianum (Chabertiidae: Oesophagostominae) and Haemonchus contortus (Trichostrongylidae: Haemonchinae) Isolated from Goat (Capra hircus) in Sylhet, Bangladesh
Table 2
Comparative measurement (in mm) of present Oesophagostomum columbianum isolated and those previously recorded.
Body parts
Present specimen
Goodey (1924)
Ransom (1911)
Soota (1981)
Male
Body length
12.3-13.1
12-14
12-16
9-14
Body width
0.29-0.37
0.23-0.40
—
—
Length of the esophagus
0.76-0.78
—
—
0.6-0.8
Length of spicules
0.73-0.79
0.75-0.80
0.75-0.85
0.7-0.8
Length of the gubernaculum
0.09-0.13
0.10-0.15
0.1
—
Female
Body length
15.6-16.8
15-18
14-18
12-16
Body width
0.30-0.38
0.30-0.5
—
—
Length of the esophagus
0.77-0.81
—
—
0.7-0.8
Distance of the vulva from posterior end of the body
0.71-0.83
0.75-0.80
0.9-1.0
0.71-1.03
Distance of the anus from posterior end of the body
