by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Pharyngostomum cordatum (Diesing, 1850) Ciurea, 1922 (Figs. 2-10 and 2-11) ETYMOLOGY:Pharyngo (Pharynx) + stomum (mouth) and cordatum for heart-shaped SYNONYMS:Hemistomum cordatum Diesing, 1850; Alaria cordata (Diesing, 1850) Railliet, 1919; Pharyngostomum congolense...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Fibricolaminor Dubois, 1936 (Figure 2-9) 0 ETYMOLOGY:Fibri = fiber + cola = colon and minor for the small size SYNONYMS: None. HISTORY: This worm was originally described from Australian rodents, Hydromys chrysogaster, by Dubois (1936). GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Seven...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Cynodiplostomumazimi (Gohar, 1933) Dubois, 1936 (Fig. 2-8) ETYMOLOGY:Cyno (dog) + diplo (two) + stomum (mouth) and azimi for Dr. Azim SYNONYMS:Diplostomum azimi Gohar, 1933; Cynodiplostomumnamrui Kuntz and Chandler, 1956. HISTORY: This trematode was originally...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Alariamarcianae (La Rue, 1917) Walton, 1949 (Figs. 2-4 to 2-7) ETYMOLOGY:Alaria (winged - referring to the alate nature of the forebody) and marcianae for the specific name of the garter snake, Thamnophismarcianus, from which the mesocercarial stage was first...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
DIPLOSTOMATIDAE Another group of trematodes found in the small intestine of cats is the Diplostomatids; adult diplostomatids occur in the intestine of birds and mammals. These trematodes are similar to the cyathocotylids in that they possess a tribocytic organ....
