Distoma reniferum Looss, Centralbl. Bakteriol.
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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i3/2017/120967 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6F4587C4-AF3A-F02C-FF48-B805EF486F3C |
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Felipe |
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Distoma reniferum Looss, Centralbl. Bakteriol. |
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1898, Distoma reniferum Looss, Centralbl. Bakteriol. 23 (11):
461 1900. Astiotrema reniferum Looss, Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. 12
(5-6): 521-784
Material examined: One example; Host: Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758) ; location; intestine; locality: Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Host: Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758) ; location: intestine; locality: Kakdwip, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.
Diagnostic characters: Body lanceolate, spined; oral sucker almost equal to acetabulum; prepharynx absent; oesophagus long; caecal bifurcation just anterior to acetabulum; testes oblique; ovary pretesticular, spherical; cirrus pouch claviform, extends upto anterior region of ovary; seminal receptacle present; vitelline follicles lateral, overlapping intestinal caeca; extends from the level of posterior margin of acetabulum to the level of posterior testes; uterine coil extends from acetabulum to posterior end of the body; excretory vesicle ‘Y’ shaped.
Distribution: India: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal. Elsewhere: Egypt
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