Fig. 1. Linguatula nuttali female specimen collected from Panthera leo. A in Occurrence and characterisation of tongue worms, Linguatula spp., in South Africa

Fig. 1. Linguatula nuttali female specimen collected from Panthera leo. A) Anterior end, ventral surface. B) L. nuttali (on the right) compared to a specimen of L. serrata collected from a Canis familiaris in Australia (on the left). Note the differences in annuli and overall body shape. C) Posterior ends of L. nuttali (on the bottom) compared to a specimen of L. serrata collected from a C. familiaris in Australia (on the top). Note the deep cleft in the posterior end of L. nuttali compared to the posterior end of L. serrata. D) The posterior end of L. nuttali showing the deep cleft.