Selfcoelum theophili Dollfus, 1948

Dronen, Norman O. & Blend, Charles K., 2015, Updated keys to the genera in the subfamilies of Cyclocoelidae Stossich, 1902, including a reconsideration of species assignments, species keys and the proposal of a new genus in Szidatitreminae Dronen, 2007, Zootaxa 4053 (1), pp. 1-100 : 30

S. theophili ( Dollfus, 1948) n. comb.

Type host. Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus ( Phoenicopteriformes : Phoenicopteridae ).

Type locality. Vicinity of Casablanca, Morocco.

Remarks. This species was originally described as Cyclocoelum (Cyclocoelum) theophili Dollfus, 1948 . It has the genital pore located about the mid-level of the pharynx (postpharyngeal). Figure 7 of Dollfus (1948) appears to represent a contracted specimen where the placement of the genital pore likely appears more anterior than normal. The vitelline fields are not confluent posteriorly, placing this species in Selfcoelum . Dollfus (1948) described the oral sucker as a “Mouth opening at the anterior end of the body; the buccal funnel is surrounded by muscle and glandular tissue, but there is no bounded oral sucker” and he described the ventral sucker as a “well-formed, globular acetabulum with narrow cavity and deep opening oriented in the anterior direction of body”.

Figures

FIGURES 5 – 9. Diagrammatic representations of species representing the genera assigned to Haematotrephinae Dollfus, 1948. 5. Neohaematotrephus Kanev, Radev, & Fried, 2002 represented by Neohaematotrephus arayae Zamparo, Brooks, Causey & Rodriguez, 2003, adapted from Zamparo et al. (2003); 6. Harrahium Witenberg, 1926 represented by H. halli (Harrah, 1922), adapted from Harrah (1922); 7. Uvitellina Witenberg, 1923 represented by Uvitellina himantopi Dronen & Tkach, 2013, adapted from Dronen & Tkach (2013); 8. Wardianum Witenberg, 1923 represented by Wardianum catoptrophori Dronen, 2007, adapted from Dronen (2007 b); 9. Haematotrephus Stossich, 1902 represented by Haematotrephus limnodromi Dronen, Gardner & Jiménez, 2006, adapted from Dronen et al. (2006 b). Abbreviations: C, cecum; G, genital pore; O, ovary; P, pharynx; S, rudimentary oral sucker; T, testis; U, uterus; V, vitelline field.