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Schizochoerus liguloideus

Klaus Rohde
Based on Dubinina 1982
Containing group: Amphilinidea

Introduction

The species has been found in the body cavity of Arapaima gigas (Clupeiformes) in the Amazon. Maximum length is 83 mm, maximum width 3.5 mm. Eggs lack a stalk, and ontogenesis is incompletely known.

Characteristics

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Figure 1. Anterior end of Schizochoerus liguloideus. Redrawn from Dubinina (1982).

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Figure 2. Posterior end of Schizochoerus liguloideus. Note elongate accessory seminal receptacle. Redrawn from Dubinina (1982).

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Figure 3. Excretory ducts in anterior part of Schizochoerus liguloideus. Redrawn from Dubinina (1982).

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Figure 4. Larval development of Schizochoerus liguloideus. Note lack of egg stalk. According to Poche (1925), from Dubinina (1982).

Other Names for Schizochoerus liguloideus

References

Dubinina, M.N. (1982). Parasitic worms of the class Amphilinida (Platyhelminthes). "Nauka", Leningrad (in Russian). (Older references therein).

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Klaus Rohde
University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

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