Acanthocephala

Thorny-headed worms

Redescription of Hebesoma violentum Van Cleave, 1928 (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae).

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1992
Authors:O. M. Amin
Journal:J Parasitol
Volume:78
Issue:1
Pagination:30-3
Date Published:1992 Feb
ISSN:0022-3395
Keywords:Acanthocephala, Animals, China, Female, Fishes, Male
Abstract:

Hebesoma violentum Van Cleave, 1928, is redescribed from 155 paratypes from Van Cleave's original 1921 and 1923 collections in China. The present distribution of H. violentum in China and the Soviet Union is reported and the uncertain status of Hebesoma derosum Gupta and Jain, 1973, examined.

Alternate Journal:J. Parasitol.
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