Morishitium grusi Kocan, Waldroup, Ramakka & Iverson, 1982
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4053.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5D898449-E50A-4F70-B82B-BF2281A95F12 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6109166 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/317187CD-FFA5-775B-BEB0-A1629AD88EEB |
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Morishitium grusi |
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comb. nov. |
M. grusi ( Kocan, Waldroup, Ramakka & Iverson, 1982) View in CoL n. comb.
Type host. These authors listed two hosts: the lesser sandhill crane, Grus canadensis canadensis (Linnaeus) and the Canadian sandhill crane Grus canadensis rowani Walkinshaw ( Gruiformes : Gruidae ); specific subspecies of type host unknown.
Type locality. These authors listed five localities: Alaska, Canada, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas; specific type locality unknown.
Remarks. Kocan et al. (1982) originally described this species as Prohyptiasmus grusi Kocan, Waldroup, Ramakka & Iverson, 1982 . This species has an interesticular ovary that is in, or nearly in, a straight line with the testes (Hyptiasminae), a postpharyngeal genital pore and the vitelline fields are not confluent posteriorly, placing it in Morishitium . Rudimentary oral sucker present—Kocan et al. (1982).
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