Agamomermis, Stiles, 1903.
Group name for immature Mermithidæ.
Agamomermis restiformis, Leidy, 1880.
This worm measures 65 cm. in length, pointed anteriorly, the posterior extremity broadened and rounded off (1·5 mm. in breadth); the mouth is terminal, without lips. Behind the mouth six papillæ; the œsophagus measures 1·125 mm. in length; the intestine appears to terminate blindly.
This parasite was obtained in West Virginia from the urethra of a young man, aged 20, who for a few days previous to expelling the worm passed turbid and bloody urine.
TECHNIQUE.
Preservation and Examination of Flukes.