Schizochoerus liguloideus
Klaus RohdeIntroduction
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
Figure 1. Anterior end of Schizochoerus liguloideus. Redrawn from Dubinina (1982).
Figure 2. Posterior end of Schizochoerus liguloideus. Note elongate accessory seminal receptacle. Redrawn from Dubinina (1982).
Figure 3. Excretory ducts in anterior part of Schizochoerus liguloideus. Redrawn from Dubinina (1982).
Figure 4. Larval development of Schizochoerus liguloideus. Note lack of egg stalk. According to Poche (1925), from Dubinina (1982).
References
Dubinina, M.N. (1982). Parasitic worms of the class Amphilinida (Platyhelminthes). "Nauka", Leningrad (in Russian). (Older references therein).
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