Nilocotyle duplicisphinctris sp. n. (Trematoda: Paramphistomidae) from Hippopotamus amphibius.
Nilocotyle duplicisphinctris sp. n. was recovered from the stomach of Hippopotamus amphibius in Ethiopia. The average body size (L x W) is 3.6 x 1.2 mm; pharynx 0.5 x 0.3, Dicranocoelium type; outer diameter of the acetabulum 0.85, Nilocotyle type; anterior testis 0.34 x 0.49; posterior testis 0.32% x 0.27: ovary 0.27 x 0.19; genital opening 0.30 x 0.34, Duplicisphinctris type and eggs 0.15 x 0.07. The most characteristic specific feature is the presence of a double sphincter along the genital atrium.
D000818:Animals; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000469:parasitology*; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D010053:Ovary / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology; D013737:Testis / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000033:anatomy & histology