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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

O. Sey  and
M. Graber
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
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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
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 54 , Issue 2 , June 1980 , pp. 123 - 127
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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