by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Clinostomum abdoni Tubangui and Garcia, 1939 ETYMOLOGY:Clino (bent) + stoma (mouth) and abdoni for Dr. Abdon who originally found the fluke in the mouth of a cat.. SYNONYMS: None. HISTORY: This parasite was described from a single specimen obtained from a pocket under...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Clinostoma kalappahi Bhalerao, 1947 ETYMOLOGY: Clino (bent) + stoma (mouth) and Kalappah for Dr. Kalappah. SYNONYMS: None. HISTORY: First described by Dr. Bhalerao (1947), these flukes were originally collected from the mouth of a cat in India by Dr. Belliappa. This...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Clinostomum falsatum Ortlepp, 1963 ETYMOLOGY:Clino (bent) + stoma (mouth) and falsatum for bill-hooked. SYNONYMS: None. HISTORY: This parasite was described from the oral mucosa of a cat in Durban, South Africa. A second collection of similar specimens was made from...
