Cercariae shed by Bulinus tropicus (Krauss, 1848) in the Free State, South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 95-105

  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)

Author keywords

Amphistome; Cystophorous; Larvae; Morphology; Trematoda; Xiphidio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039783851     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2001.11657119     Document Type: Article

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