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index coyote worm Dioctophyme renale as documented on . . . twitter https://twitter.com/KayceCBell/status/1578091441116483584 #825

Open jhpoelen opened 1 year ago

jhpoelen commented 1 year ago

Kayce C Bell shared a picture of a worm extracted from a coyote via https://twitter.com/KayceCBell/status/1578091441116483584 . The worm was later identified as Dioctophyme renale by Whitney Preisser. .

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jhpoelen commented 1 year ago

The coyote was found on a beach next Oxnard (California?)

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jhpoelen commented 1 year ago

So far, I have:

Kayce C. Bell claims that a coyote (Canis latrans), found at a beach near Oxnard California somewhere before 6 October 2022, had a 79 cm long worm (Dioctophyme renale det. Whitney Preisser ) in their abdominal cavity .