Present status ofDiplostomum spathaceum (Rudolphi, 1819) and differentiation ofDiplostomum pseudospathaceum nom. nov. (Trematoda: Diplostomatidae) (original) (raw)

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The literature concerning the life-cycle and morphology of adults has furnished evidence that in the diagnosis of_Diplostomum spathaceum_ two distinct species are confused. One of these species was named_D. helveticum_ (Dubois, 1928) Shigin, 1977, while the other retained the name_D. spathaceum_ (Rudolphi, 1819). However, the diagnosis of the species_spathaceum_ given in earlier revisions by Olsson (1876) and Krause (1914) undoubtedly proves that this name is valid for the species described by Shigin (1977) as_D. helveticum_. Thus_D. helveticum_ becomes a synonym of_D. spathaceum_. For the second species the new name_D. pseudospathaceum_ nom. nov. is proposed. Descriptions of adults of this species, based on the present author's material, are given with some data concerning their life-cycles. ac]19820705

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Niewiadomska, K. Present status of_Diplostomum spathaceum_ (Rudolphi, 1819) and differentiation of_Diplostomum pseudospathaceum_ nom. nov. (Trematoda: Diplostomatidae).Syst Parasitol 6, 81–86 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02185515

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• Accepted: 05 July 1982
• Issue date: July 1984
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02185515

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