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Anatomy of the metacercaria and adult of Euclinostomum heterostomum (Rudolphi, 1809) (Trematoda: Clinostomatidae)

Published in: South African Journal of Zoology
Volume 19 , issue 2 , 1984 , pages: 91–96

DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1984.11447864

Author(s): Jean Britz Research Unit for Fish Biology, Rand Afrikaans University, Republic of South Africa , J.E. Saayman Mobil Research Aquarium, University of the North, Republic of South Africa , J.G. van As Research Unit for Fish Biology, Rand Afrikaans University, Republic of South Africa

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Abstract

Anatomical descriptions are presented of Euclinostomum heterostomum (Rudolphi, 1809) metacercariae, collected from the muscles of the Mocambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters); as well as of an egg-bearing adult trematode. The latter was obtained by experimentally infecting a hand-reared grey heron Ardea cinerea L. chick with metacercariae from the same fish species.

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