Oochoristica leonregagnonae

Oochoristica leonregagnonae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Cestoda
Order:	Cyclophyllidea
Family:	Linstowiidae
Genus:	Oochoristica
Species:	O. leonregagnonae
Binomial name
	Oochoristica leonregagnonae; Arizmendi-Espinosa, García-Prieto & Guillén-Hernández, 2005

Last updated September 09, 2025

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

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.

References

↑ 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. S2CID 22673046.

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[Arizmendi-EspinosaGarcía-Prieto2005-1] 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. S2CID 22673046.

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