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with about five acini and a post- 
ovarial portion with two or three 
acini, each portion provided with its 
own vitelloduct; the antovarial por- 
tion extends from the ovary cephalad 
to about the boundary between the 
anterior and equatorial thirds of the 
body; the postovarial portion extends 
caudad from the ovary to about the 
anterior plane of the posterior testi- 
cle; Laurer’s canal prominent. Eggs 
25 to 35 by 12 to 15 yw. Sporocyst, 
redia, cercaria, and intermediate host 
undetermined. 
Habitat. — Gall ducts of the domes- 
ticated cat {Felis catus domestico) and 
coyote {Canis latrans Say). 
Geographic distribution. — U nited 
States (Nebraska and Iowa). 
Winogradoff reports that in 
one of his nine cases of Opis- 
thorchis felineus in man, he 
found a small spinose distome, 
and as 0. felineus is not spi- 
nose, Braun (1896) suggests 
that the parasite might have 
been Metorchis albidus or M. 
truncatus^ species found in cats 
in Europe. 
The Indian Liver-Fluke — OPIS- 
THORCHIS NOVERCAa Braun, 
1903 — of Man. 
[Figs. 46 to 48.] 
Specific diagnosis. — OpisihorcMs: 
9 to 12.5 mm. long, 2.5 mm. broad; 
lanceolate more attenuate anteriorly 
than posteriority. Oral sucker termi- 
nal. Ventral acetabulum much 
smaller than oral sucker; distance 
between the two equal to about 
one-eighth the length of the body, 
the acetabulum being rather near 
the bifurcation of the intestine. 
Skin thickly beset with spines. 
Pharynx large; esophagus appar- 
Synonyms. — “ Dlstoma conjuncium 
Cobbold” of Lewis & Cunningham 
1872. 
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