Anserobilharzia, Brant, Sara V., Jouet, Damien, Ferte, Hubert & Loker, Eric S., 2013

Brant, Sara V., Jouet, Damien, Ferte, Hubert & Loker, Eric S., 2013, Anserobilharzia gen. n. (Digenea, Schistosomatidae) and redescription of A. brantae (Farr & Blankemeyer, 1956) comb. n. (syn. Trichobilharzia brantae), a parasite of geese (Anseriformes), Zootaxa 3670 (2), pp. 193-206 : 194-195

Anserobilharzia n. gen.

Type species: Anserobilharzia brantae .

Synonym: Trichobilharzia brantae Farr and Blankemeyer, 1956 .

Etymology. The prefix Anser is the Latin translation of goose, the primary definitive host. The suffix bilharzia is another name describing a schistosome.

Diagnosis. Platyhelminthes; Trematoda; Digenea; Strigeidida ; Schistosomatoidea; Schistosomatidae . Long filamentous worms, somewhat flattened dorso-ventrally. Posterior end of body terminating in a blunt fan-like shape, typically wider than any other part of the body. Oral sucker and ventral sucker present and well developed. Oral sucker terminal, with small spines on ventral surface of dorsal lip and lateral to mouth. Ventral sucker larger than oral sucker, retractable and covered with small spines. Esophagus bifurcates into caecum midway between oral sucker and ventral sucker. Position of the caecal reunion different in males and females.