Stephanostomum baccatum

Stephanostomum baccatum is a species of parasitic flatworms in the family Acanthocolpidae.^[1]

Stephanostomum baccatum
Stephanostomum baccatum on a common dab Limanda limanda, from the Belgian coastal waters: The whitish spots are embedded individual trematodes.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Trematoda
Order:	Plagiorchiida
Family:	Acanthocolpidae
Genus:	Stephanostomum
Species:	S. baccatum
Binomial name
Stephanostomum baccatum (Nicoll, 1907)
Synonyms
Stephanochasmus baccatus Nicoll, 1907

Stephanostomum baccatum is a marine hermaphroditic endoparasite that feeds on its host.^[1] Larval stages have been found in the digestive gland of Buccinum undatum.^[2]

Distribution

The distribution of S. baccatum includes:

• Southern Gaspé waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley)^[1]
• 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)^[1]
• Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(Esquiman Channel),^[1]
• The lower Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone as far as Cabot Strait; Cape North, N.S., St. Paul Island to Cape Ray, NL).^[1]