Angiostoma schizoglossae

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Angiostoma schizoglossae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Family: Angiostomatidae
Genus: Angiostoma
Species:
A. schizoglossae
Binomial name
Angiostoma schizoglossae
Morand & Barker, 1995 [1]

Angiostoma schizoglossae is a species of parasitic nematodes.

This species was described from the gastropod Schizoglossa novoseelandica from New Zealand in 1995.

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References

  1. Morand S. & Barker G. M. (1995) "Angiostoma schizoglossae n. sp. (Nematoda: Angiostomatidae) from the New Zealand endemic slug Schizoglossa novoseelandica (Gastropoda: Rhytididae)". Journal of Parasitology 81(1): 94-98. abstract