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A new land planarian species of the genus Othelosoma (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola: Rhynchodemidae) from the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: H.D. Jones --- , U.K. M.S. Cumming --- , ZimbabweA new species of rhynchodemid flatworm, Othelosoma nyanga, is described from Rhodes Nyanga National Park in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. Live flatworms are yellow, with a faint dark central line dorsally and appear cylindrical in photographs. They were found... -
Patterns of genetic heterogeneity in Neutraclinostomum intermedialis (Digenea: Clinostomatidae): geographical and temporal considerations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: J.P Grobler [AN0001] N.M. Mokgalong --- School of Molecular and Life Sciences, South AfricaApproximately 300 individuals of Neutraclinostomum intermedialis from three localities in the Northern Province of South Africa were screened using allozyme electrophoresis. The aim was to determine genetic diversity and divergence within and between populations. The within population heterozygosity values (H... -
Additional morphological information on Oculotrema hippopotami Stunkard, 1924 (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) parasitic on the African hippopotamus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Louis H. du Preez --- School of Environmental Sciences and Development, South Africa Itumeleng A. Moeng --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaOculotrema hippopotami Stunkard, 1924, is the only monogenean known from a homoiotherm host, namely the African hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758). The original description was based on five shrunken, unflattened specimens. Initially O. hippopotami was not widely accepted as a...