Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Morphometric data for the eggs and first-stage larvae (L1) of A. daskalovi

From: A rare cardiopulmonary parasite of the European badger, Meles meles: first description of the larvae, ultrastructure, pathological changes and molecular identification of Angiostrongylus daskalovi Janchev & Genov 1988

Species	Stage	Range (μm)		Reference
Species	Stage	Length	Width
A. daskalovi	Eggs (n = 10)^a	98–105	74–90	Present study
A. daskalovi	L1 (n = 150)	336–412	14–20	Present study
A. chabaudi	L1	307–420	15–17	[25]
A. chabaudi	L1	362–400	15–18	[31]
A. vasorum	L1	310–399	14–16	[24, 32]

^aEggs measured in feces. No comparative data for eggs are provided, as the existing data in the literature for A. chabaudi and A. vasorum refer to measurements of eggs in utero

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