The life cycle of Zygocotyle lunata (Trematoda, Paramphistomoidea) in the subtropical region of South America

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 581-588

  De Núñez, Margarita Ostrowski ^a   Davies, Dora ^b   Spatz, Linus ^a  

^a Laboratorio de Helmintología   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Biomphalaria spp; Digenea; Experimental cycle; Larval stages; Zygocotylidae

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA TENAGOPHILA; CERCARIA (TREMATODE GENUS); COTYLOPHORON; DENDROCYGNA VIDUATA; DIGENEA (FLUKES); GALLUS GALLUS; GASTROPODA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; PARAMPHISTOMUM; TREMATODA; ZYGOCOTYLE LUNATA;

EID: 79960536914     PISSN: 18703453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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