by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
METAGONIMINAE The Metagoniminae subfamily of the Heterophyidae is characterized by having a fusion of the genital and ventral sucker into an organ called by some the genito-acetabulum. This ventral genital sucker is found displaced from the midline of the body in the...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Heterophyopsis continua (Onji & Nishi, 1916) Tubangui & Africa, 1938 ETYMOLOGY:Hetero = different and phyopsis = late form (referring to the position of the testes being behind each other) along with continua = continuous referring to the expanded nature of...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Heterophyes aequalis Looss, 1902 (Figure 2-26) ETYMOLOGY:Hetero = different and phyes = form (named to distinguish it from along with aequalis = equal, referring to the equivalent sizes of the ventral and oral suckers when compared to Heterophyes dispar which was...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Heterophyes heterophyes (von Siebold, 1852) Stiles and Hassal, 1900 (Figure 2-25) ETYMOLOGY:Hetero = different and phyes = form (named early in the study of trematodes to distinguish it from another fluke Paragonimus by Cobbold in 1866). SYNONYMS:Heterophyes...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
HETEROPHYINAE There are two genera in cats that are within the subfamily Heterophyinae. The two genera are Heterophyes and Heterophyopsis. Heterophyes is characterized by the possession of a large genital sucker that is separated from the ventral sucker. It was the...
