Oncophora Diesing, 1851
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4185.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0D054EDD-9CDC-4D16-A8B2-F1EBBDAD6E09 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5626712 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FB248-FF8E-FF89-89B9-C59924589AEE |
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Oncophora Diesing, 1851 |
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Generic diagnosis (after Baudin-Laurencin 1971, Petter 1979, and Pinto et al. 1988). Camallanidae . Body elongated, tapering at each end. Buccal capsule with two valves, marked internally by numerous interrupted ridges in both sexes. Mouth opening slit-like. Pair of tridents associated with buccal capsule. Oesophagus comprises an anterior muscular portion, and a posterior glandular portion of about equal length. Cuticle thin, finely striated in both sexes.
One species, O. melanocephala , is known from one fish species in Canada.
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