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Nilocotyle duplicisphinctris sp. n. (Trematoda: Paramphistomidae) from Hippopotamus amphibius

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

O. Sey
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, College of Education, Pécs, Hungary and Ecole National Vétérinaire, Marcy l'Etoile, 69260 Charbonnieres les Bains, France
M. Graber
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, College of Education, Pécs, Hungary and Ecole National Vétérinaire, Marcy l'Etoile, 69260 Charbonnieres les Bains, France

Abstract

Nilocotyle duplicisphinctris sp. n. was recovered from the stomach of Hippopotamus amphibius in Ethiopia. The average body size (L × W) is 3.6 × 1.2 mm; pharynx 0.5 × 0.3, Dicranocoelium type; other diameter of the acetabulum 0.85, Nilocotyle type; anterior testis 0.34 × 0.49; posterior testis 0.32 × 0.27; ovary 0.27 × 0.19; genital opening 0.30 × 0.34, Duplicis phinctris type and eggs 0.15 × 0.07. The most characteristic specific feature is the presence of a double sphincter along the genital atrium.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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