The ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres interpres, a new definitive host for Gynaecotyla squatarolae (Digenea: Microphallidae)

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-43

  Seo, Min ^a   Guk, Sang Mee ^b   Chai, Jong Yil ^b  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arenaria interpres interpres; Definitive host; Gynaecotyla squatarolae; Intestinal fluke; Ruddy turnstone

Indexed keywords

ARENARIA INTERPRES INTERPRES; ARTICLE; BIRD; EGG SIZE; GYNAECOTYLA SQUATAROLAE; INTESTINE EXAMINATION; KOREA; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NATURAL HOST; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SEMINAL VESICLE; TREMATODE; WORM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; BIRD DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RAT; TREMATODIASIS;

ARENARIA INTERPRES; ARENARIA INTERPRES INTERPRES; AVES; DIGENEA (FLUKES); GYNAECOTYLA; MICROPHALLIDAE;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; RATS; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

EID: 52049086079     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2008.46.1.41     Document Type: Article

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