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Nilocotyle duplicisphinctris sp. n. (Trematoda: Paramphistomidae) from Hippopotamus amphibius
Journal of Helminthology
|June 1, 1980
Abstract:
Nilocotyle duplicisphinctris sp. n. was recovered from the stomach of Hippopotamus amphibius in Ethiopia. The average body size (L x W) is 3.6 x 1.2 mm; pharynx 0.5 x 0.3, Dicranocoelium type; outer diameter of the acetabulum 0.85, Nilocotyle type; anterior testis 0.34 x 0.49; posterior testis 0.32% x 0.27: ovary 0.27 x 0.19; genital opening 0.30 x 0.34, Duplicisphinctris type and eggs 0.15 x 0.07. The most characteristic specific feature is the presence of a double sphincter along the genital atrium.
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