Paramphistome digeneans from Xenopus species (Pipidae) in Africa: Taxonomy, host-specificity and biogeography

Systematic Parasitology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-160

  Jackson, J A ^a   Tinsley, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOTYPE; CONGO; COTE D'IVOIRE; HOST SPECIFICITY; MORPHOLOGY; NIGERIA; SIZE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMY; TOGO; ZIMBABWE;

CONRAUA CRASSIPES; DIPLODISCUS FISCHTHALICUS; DIPLODISCUS PEREGRINATOR; PARAMPHISTOME DIGENEANS; PROGONIMODISCUS COLUBRIFER; PROGONIMODISCUS DOYERI; XENOPUS BOREALIS; XENOPUS FRASERI; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS MUELLERI; XENOPUS PYGMAEUS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS; XENOPUS VESTITUS; XENOPUS WITTEI;

EID: 0031850905     PISSN: 01655752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005936429562     Document Type: Article

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