Global InformationStephanostomum baccatum information
| Stephanostomum baccatum | |
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| Stephanostomum baccatum on a common dab Limanda limanda, from the Belgian coastal waters: The whitish spots are embedded individual trematodes. | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes
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| Class: | Trematoda
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| Order: | Plagiorchiida
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| Family: | Acanthocolpidae
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| Genus: | Stephanostomum
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| Species: | S. baccatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Stephanostomum baccatum (Nicoll, 1907)
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| Synonyms | |
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Stephanochasmus baccatus Nicoll, 1907 | |
Stephanostomum baccatum is a species of parasitic flatworms in the family Acanthocolpidae.[1]
Stephanostomum baccatum is a marine hermaphroditic endoparasite that feeds on its host.[1] Larval stages have been found in the digestive gland of Buccinum undatum.[2]
- ^ a b Gibson, D. (2009). Stephanostomum baccatum (Nicoll, 1907). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108929 on 2010-06-24
- ^ Sommerville C. (1978). "The histopathology of Stephanochasmus baccatus Nicoll, 1907 in the digestive gland of Buccinum undatum (L.)". Journal of Fish Diseases 1(3): 219-232. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2761.1978.tb00024.x.