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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Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
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Species: | S. baccatum
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Binomial name | |
Stephanostomum baccatum (Nicoll, 1907)
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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
digestive gland of Buccinum undatum.[2]
Distribution
The distribution of S. baccatum includes:
- Southern Gaspé waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley)[1]
- Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B., to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway)[1]
- Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(Esquiman Channel),[1]
- The lower Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone as far as Cabot Strait; Cape North, N.S., St. Paul Island to Cape Ray, NL).[1]
References
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