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  1. Polystomatidae (Monogenea) of southern African Anura: <em>Polystoma channingi</em> n.sp. parasitic in two closely related <em>Cacosternum species</em>

    Polystomatidae (Monogenea) of southern African Anura: Polystoma channingi n.sp. parasitic in two closely related Cacosternum species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Louis H. du Preez --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa
    Polystoma channingi is described as a new species of polystomatid flatworm (Monogenea) parasitic in the urinary bladder of Cacosternum nanum in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. In a locality where C. nanum and C. boettgeri occur sympatrically the parasite...
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  2. Additional morphological information on <em>Oculotrema hippopotami</em> Stunkard, 1924 (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) parasitic on the African hippopotamus

    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 Africa
    Oculotrema 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...
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