Lyperosomum intermedium
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| Denton & Kinsella , 1972 |
Lyperosomum intermedium is a suction worm thatparasitizes Oryzomys palustris in the duct system of the pancreas in the rice rat . It occurs in Florida and Georgia .
L. intermedium is tongue-shaped, 1.6 to 4.2 mm long and 0.3 to 0.42 mm wide. The esophagus is relatively straight and 60 μm long. The testicles are oval or rounded and have a diameter of 111 to 240 μm. The uterus is large. The eggs are light brown, thin-shelled, oval and 46–51 μm × 23–27 μm in size.
literature
- JF Denton & JM Kinsella: Lyperosomum intermedium sp. n. (Digenea: Dicrocoeliidae) from the rice rat, Oryzomys palustris, from southeastern salt marshes . In: Journal of Parasitology. Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 226-228, 1972. (digitized version )