A description of the life stages of Echinoparyphium elegans (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae)

South African Journal of Zoology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 145-153

  King, P H ^a   Van As, J G ^b  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

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EID: 0004703621     PISSN: 02541858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1996.11448405     Document Type: Article

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