by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
MICROPHALLIDAE The Microphallids are a group of trematodes wherein the adults are very similar in appearance to a heterophyid. However, these trematodes differ from the Heterophyids in that the cercariae do not have eye spots and typically utilize crustacean...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Stictodora sawakinensis Looss, 1899 (Figure 2-29) The genus Stictodora (sticto=punctate; dora=skin) and species sawakinensis (from Sawakin) were described by Looss (1899. Weitere Beiträge sur Kenntniss der Trematoden-Fauna Aegyptens, zugleich Versuch einer natürlichen...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
STICTODORIINAE This subfamily of Heterophyids is characterized by having a rather elongate body and an anterior sucker that is subterminal. In this group, the testes are not terminally located in the...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Dexiogonimusciureanus Witenberg, 1929 (Figure 2-28) This genus differs from Metagonimus in that the testes appear to be symmetrically situated in the posterior of the body rather than diagonally as in Metagonimus. This trematode has been recorded as infecting dogs and...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Metagonimus takahashii Suzuki, 1930 This parasite is very similar to Metagonimus yokogawai. The egg of Metagonimus takahashii in the stool is larger than that of M. yokogawai; that of M. takahashii is 28.5 to 34 µm by 17.5 to 20.5 µm. Also, the cercaria is larger, and...
