Subspecies
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No subspecies are recognized.
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Synonyms
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Octobothrium leptogaster Leuckart, 1830
Discocotyle leptogaster (Leuckart, 1830)
Placoplectum leptogaster (Leuckart, 1830)
Octocotyle leptogaster (Leuckart, 1830)
Neoheterobothrium leptogaster (Leuckart, 1830)
Chimaericola leptogaster (Leuckart, 1830)
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Identification
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Up to 5 cm long, maximal body width 10-12.5 mm.
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Distribution
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Not known in detail; generally reported for European costs. Several reports from the North Sea.
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Biology
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Lives on the gills of Chimaera monstrosa; obviously very host specific.
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