1 Department of Zoology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka.
2 Department of Statistics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka.
3 Light and Electron Microscopy Unit, Medical Core Facility and Research Platforms, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, National Guard Health Affairs, Mail Code 1515, P.O. Box 3660, Riyadh, 11481, Saudi Arabia.
4 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Medical Research Core Facility and Platforms (MRCFP), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA), Riyadh, 11481, Saudi Arabia.
5 Department of Zoology/Genetics and Molecular Biology Unit (Centre for Biotechnology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka. dinithi@sci.sjp.ac.lk.