Oochoristica leonregagnonae

Oochoristica leonregagnonae is a species of cestodes[1] found in the iguana Ctenosaura pectinata.

Oochoristica leonregagnonae
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Binomial name
Oochoristica leonregagnonae
Arizmendi-Espinosa, García-Prieto & Guillén-Hernández, 2005

Description

It has a large number of testes (78–112), and numerous ovarian lobes (31–79). Its testes are limited to the central region between the excretory canals.

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References

  1. Arizmendi-Espinosa, M. A.; García-Prieto, L.; Guillén-Hernández, S. (2005). "A NEW SPECIES OF OOCHORISTICA (EUCESTODA: CYCLOPHYLLIDEA) PARASITE OF CTENOSAURA PECTINATA (REPTILIA: IGUANIDAE) FROM OAXACA, MEXICO". Journal of Parasitology. 91 (1): 99–101. doi:10.1645/GE-337R. ISSN 0022-3395. PMID 15856879.


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