Stephanostomum baccatum

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Stephanostomum baccatum
Stephanostomum baccatum on a common dab
Limanda limanda
, from the Belgian coastal waters: The whitish spots are embedded individual trematodes.
Scientific classification
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Platyhelminthes
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S. baccatum
Binomial name
Stephanostomum baccatum
(Nicoll, 1907)
Synonyms

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

This article incorporates CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 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
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