Stephanostomum baccatum
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| 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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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Acanthocolpidae |
| Genus: | Stephanostomum |
| Species: | S. baccatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Stephanostomum baccatum (Nicoll, 1907) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stephanochasmus baccatus Nicoll, 1907 | |
Stephanostomum baccatum is a species of parasitic flatworm in the family Acanthocolpidae.[1]
Stephanostomum baccatum is a marine hermaphroditic endoparasite that feeds on its host.[1] Larval stages have been found in the digestive gland of Buccinum undatum.[2]
