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Rhabdocoels of the genus Paravortex are parasites of marine
molluscs. The bent-nosed clams, Macoma nasuta(Conrad, 1837) of
Yaquina Bay, Lincoln County, Oregon are commonly infected with a new
species of Paravortex. The morphology of the adult worm has been
described and it has been compared to the other three species...