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Stunkardia minuta sp. n. (Trematoda: Paramphistomidae) from the Malayan box-tortoise Cuora amboinensis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

James R. Palmieri  and
John T. Sullivan
James R. Palmieri
Affiliation:
University of California I.C.M.R., Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
John T. Sullivan
Affiliation:
University of California I.C.M.R., Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Abstract

Stunkardia minuta sp. n. was recovered from the small intestine and rectum of 5 box-tortoises (Cuora amboinensis) in Malaysia. The average body size (L × W) is 11·42 × 2·35 mm; oral sucker 1·51 × 1.02; oral pouches 0·21 × 0·18; ventral sucker 1·67 × 1·43; oesophageal bulb 0·54 × 0·54; ant. testis 0·95 × 0·98; post. testis 0·94 × 0.94; seminal vesicle 0·82 × 0·24; ootype 0·21 × 0·41; ovary 0·41 × 0·34; and egg 121 × 83 μm. Although morphologically similar to S. dilymphosa, S. minuta is distinct from any other reported member of the Paramphistomidae.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 51 , Issue 2 , June 1977 , pp. 121 - 124
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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