distome


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distome

[′dī‚stōm]
(invertebrate zoology)
A digenetic trematode characterized by possession of an oral and a ventral sucker.
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According to Bartoli (1974), a gymnophallid cercaria can be identified by the following characteristics: Distome, pharyngeate larva, tegument spinose, eyespots absent, stylet lacking, excretory vesicle thin-walled V or Y shaped, furcated tail, developing in marine bivalves.
Parasites of the stout razor clam Tagelus plebeius (Psammobiidae) from the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean
On Five distomes including one new genus and four new species.
A New Species of the Genus Tubulovesicula Yamaguti, 1934 (Digenea: Hemiuridae Looss, 1899) From the Fish Pomadasys olivaceum (Day) Off Karachi Coast
Digeneans of genus Pleorchis Railliet, 1896 are rare distomes living as parasite in the intestine of marine fishes.
A Discussion of the Trematode Genus Pleorchis Railliet, 1896 (Digenea: Pleorchiidae Poche, 1926) With Description of Two New Species From the Intestine of Marine Fishes From the Indian Ocean
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