VPA-0105
QUESTION
Following amphistome occurs in the bile duct of ruminants?
OPTIONS
(A) Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus
(B) Gigantocotyle explanatum
(C) Gastrothylax crumenifer
(D) Pseudodiscus collinsi
ANSWER
(B) Gigantocotyle explanatum
EXPLANATION
Gigantocotyle explanatum is an amphistome found in the bile ducts of ruminants, particularly buffaloes and cattle in South Asia. Gastrodiscus is associated with the large intestine of equids, Gastrothylax is a rumen/reticulum amphistome, and Pseudodiscus has a different site.
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