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Two New Trematodes from Freshwater Turtles in India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

Ather H. Siddiqi
Ather H. Siddiqi
Affiliation:
From the Section of Parasitology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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(Based on 20 specimens and measurements on 5). Body oval to spherical, with a conical bluntly rounded anterior end, 0·783–1·017 long, 0·551–0·756 wide at midbody. Cuticle smooth. Oral sucker absent. Mouth large, subterminal, opening through a funnel-like opening into a muscular, well developed pharynx, 0·064–0·100 in diameter. Oesophagus indistinct; intestine rhabdocoel, prominent, extending to posterior level of testis. Ventral adhesive disc well developed, 0·646–0·852x0·551–0·756, occupying major portion of ventral surface of the worm, divided into 27 alveoli in two rows, 19 in peripheral and 8 in central row. Alveoli well developed, muscular. Marginal organs 19, prominent. Testis single, large, entire, almost always occupying the central position in the body, 0·192–0·275x0·233–0·371.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 39 , Issue 2-3 , June 1965 , pp. 277 - 280
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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