Megalodiscus intermedius ( Hunter, 1930 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.15468/um2vzb |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/006D2C05-3864-AE03-FF63-6B7FFADAFEF0 |
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Felipe |
scientific name |
Megalodiscus intermedius ( Hunter, 1930 ) |
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Megalodiscus intermedius ( Hunter, 1930) View in CoL
Site of infection: rectum. Recruitment: ingestion.
Distribution: USA: Louisiana ( Hunter 1930; Brooks et al. 2006a); North Carolina ( Brandt 1936).
Specimens in collections: USNPC: 8116 (type), 45881 (paratypes), and 8117 .
Remarks: Originally described as Diplodiscus intermedius and transferred to Megalodiscus by Harwood (1932). Zamparo and Brooks (2005) considered that this species could be synonym of M. temperatus .
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United States National Parasite Collection |
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