Cercariae developing in Lymnaea natalensis Krauss, 1848 collected in the vicinity of Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-223

  Moema, E B E ^a   King, P H ^a   Baker, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cercariae; Lymnaea natalensis; Parasites; Schistosoma; Snails; sp.; Trichobilharzia

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; AVES; BASOMMATOPHORA; CERCARIA (TREMATODE GENUS); ECHINOSTOMA; ECHINOSTOMATIDAE; GASTROPODA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA NATALENSIS; PLAGIORCHIIDAE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE; TREMATODA; TRICHOBILHARZIA;

EID: 56649083426     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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