Table 1 Biometrical measures of the epibiont species in the literature and in the present study

C. pitelkae (MEAL)

 Trophont

14.6–73.0

7.3–18.5

 Tomont

31.2–94.2

14.6–25.8

C. pitelkae (BT)

65

C. pilisuctor (MEAL)

 Lacrymoid

19.6–36.4

8.4–16.8

 Spheroid

11.2–22.4

8.4–22.4

 Trophont

22.4–75.6

5.6–22.4

 Trophotomont

50.4–78.4

16.8–25.2

 Tomite

5.5–42

8.4–28

C. pilisuctor (HR)

 Trophont cucurbitoid

20–60

 Lacrymoid

12–15

6–7

C. pilisuctor (CH)

 Trophotomont

69–84

30–37

 Trophont

42–63

28–33

 Tomite

31–41

16–26

 Lacrymoid

33–42

16–22

Conidophrys (Jassa) (present study)

 Trophont

28.5–71.6 (62.86)

7.40–19.25 (15.94)

 Trophotomont (1 tomite)

75.9–80.7 (77.26)

16.6–7.3 (16.98)

 Trophotomont (2 tomites)

87.3–98 (90.88)

19.5–3.3 (20.8)

 Cucurbitoide

36.4–43.3 (38.46)

13.5–21.6 (16.01)

 Spheroid

18.4–26.6 (21.16)

10.5–15 (12.41)

 Lacrymoid

20.83–43.5 (25.05)

13.3–21.3 (15.26)

Conidophrys (Ericthonius) (present study)

 Trophont

53.3–61.6 (55.31)

18.3–23.3 (19.76)

 Trophotomont (1 tomite)

63.2–66.6 (64.46)

18.6–20 (19.76)

 Trophotomont (2 tomites)

54.3–56.6 (55.15)

13.6–15 (14.1)