The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 02 (of 10)Beddard, Frank E. (Frank Evers)
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The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 02 (of 10)
Beddard, Frank E. (Frank Evers)
Animals
A _Bilharzia_, possibly _B. haematobia_, was found by Cobbold in the portal
vein of _Cercopithecus fuliginosus_; and _B. crassa_ infests the cattle of
Egypt, Sicily, and certain parts of India, but does not produce haematuria.
Of the other Trematodes of man and domestic animals there is not room to
speak fully. _Distomum pulmonale_, which occurs in the lungs of the cat,
tiger, and dog, as well as in man, is especially common in Japan, China,
Corea, and Formosa. _D. sinense_ and _D. rathouisi_ have been also found in
inhabitants of these countries.
BISEXUAL TREMATODES.—Zoologically, _Bilharzia_ is interesting from its
bisexual condition. It is not, however, the only bisexual Trematode. In
cysts in the branchial chamber of Ray's bream, _Brama raii_, two worms are
found, which are probably the slender male and the swollen female of the
same species (_Distomum okenii_). The only doubt that can arise proceeds
from the tendency in all Trematodes for the male organs to ripen before
{71}the female organs. Until we certainly know that the swollen egg-bearing
form (♀) does not arise from a previously male form (♂), the case is open
to suspicion. Since, however, Kölliker[90] never found intermediate
hermaphrodite conditions, this _Distomum_ may be almost certainly regarded
as of distinct sexes. _Didymozoon thynni_ (_Monostomum bipartitum_), from
cysts on the gills of the Tunny (_Thynnus_), is another case. Two slender
worms flattened posteriorly, come together, and the body of one becomes
folded to receive that of the other. They fuse completely except for a
small lateral opening through which the anterior parts of both worms may
freely protrude. The enclosing individual contains a coiled uterus filled
with eggs, and is the female, whereas the smaller individual never
possesses eggs, and is probably the male.[91] _Nematobothrium_ (Fig. 22,
A), which occurs also in the Tunny, in the form of two immensely long
individuals intricately wound about each other in a cyst, is, however, not
bisexual.
[Illustration: FIG. 35.—_Distomum okenii_ Köll. Showing male and female as
they occur together in the branchial cavity of _Bramaraii_ (Ray's bream).
(From Bronn, after Kölliker.) Nat. size.]
TABLE OF DIGENETIC TREMATODES AND THEIR LIFE-HISTORIES.[92]
Host into which the Host into which the
larva enters, and in Cercariae migrate and
Species. Final host. which Cercariae are encyst; eaten by
eventually formed. final host.
_Diplodiscus_ Smaller species Insect-larvae, _Rana_,
(_Amphistomum_) _Rana_, _Bufo_, of _Planorbis_ _Bufo_, but frequently
_subclavatus_ _Triton_ and _Cyclas_ omitted
Göze
_Distomum advena_
Duj. _Sorex araneus_ Not known _Limax_
(_D. migrans_ Duj.)
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