Distoma

(redirected from Distomum)
Also found in: Medical.

Dis´to`ma


n. 1. (Zool.) A genus of parasitic, trematode worms, having two suckers for attaching themselves to the part they infest. See 1st Fluke, 2.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Synonyms: Distoma tubarium (Rudolphi, 1819); Distoma fuscescens (Rudolphi, 1819); Distomum (Cryptogonimus) tubarium (Rudolphi, 1819 and Nicoll, 1915); Acanthochasmus inermis (Stossich, 1905); Acanthostomum inermis (Stossich, 1905 and Yamaguti, 1958); Aphallus fuscescens (Rudolphi, 1819 and Yamaguti, 1971).
Weitere Beitvage zur Kenntnis der Trematodenfauna aegyptens zugleich versuch einer maturlichen Gliederung des Genus Distomum Retzius.
The parasite was originally described by Leidy (1890) as Distomum aniarum from the northern water snake, Nerodia sipedon, from Pennsylvania.
These surgeons observed many cases of hematuria but the cause was not identified until Bilharz identified and named the parasite Distomum haematobium in 1851.
Bilharz named this fluke Distomum haematobium (later designated Schistosoma haematobium as the schistosome with eggs having terminal spines).
Bufo boreas Los Angeles Glypthelmins quieta (Stafford, 1900) Stafford, 1905 = Distomum quietum Stafford, 1900 = Margeana californiensis Cort, 1919 = Glypthelmins californiensis (Cort, 1919) Miller, 1930 = Glypthelmins subtropica Harwood, 1932 Rana aurora referred by Sullivan, 1976 San Francisco Rana aurora referred by Sullivan, 1976 San Diego, Butte Rana boylii referred by Sullivan, 1976 Butte Rana boylii referred by Sullivan, 1976 Marin, Sonoma Rana catesbeiana San Mateo, Santa Clara Glypthelmins shastai Ingles, 1935 Bufo boreas Shasta Gorgoderina sp.

Full browser ?