Stephanostomum baccatum
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Stephanostomum baccatum is a species of parasitic flatworms in the family Acanthocolpidae.[1]
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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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Genus: | Stephanostomum |
Species: | S. baccatum |
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Stephanostomum baccatum (Nicoll, 1907) | |
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Stephanochasmus baccatus Nicoll, 1907 |
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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]