Stephanostomum baccatum
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Stephanostomum baccatum is a species of a parasitic flatworm in the family Acanthocolpidae.
Stephanostomum baccatum is a marine hermaphroditic endoparasite, that is feeding on its host.
Larval stages of Stephanostomum baccatum were found in the digestive gland of Buccinum undatum
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Stephanostomum baccatum is a marine hermaphroditic endoparasite, that is feeding on its host.
Larval stages of Stephanostomum baccatum were found in the digestive gland of Buccinum undatum
Buccinum undatum
Buccinum undatum, known as the common whelk, is a large edible marine gastropod in the family Buccinidae, the "true whelks".-Distribution:...
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Distribution
The distribution of Stephanostomum baccatum includes:- southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley)
- Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway),
- Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Esquiman Channel),
- the lower Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone as far as Cabot Strait; Cape North, N.S., St. Paul Island to Cape Ray NL).