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Occurrence of a sibling species complex within neotropical lymnaeids, snail intermediate hosts of fascioliasis.
Acta tropica - 1 Sept 2002
Durand P, Pointier J P, Escoubeyrou K, Arenas J A, Yong M, Amarista M, Bargues M D, Mas-Coma S, Renaud F
Abstract excerpt
The delimitation of cryptic species within the genus Lymnaea, which are the main vectors of fascioliasis, remains a topic of controversy. An analysis of genetic variability based on 12 enzyme loci revealed different fixed alleles at 9 loci between two sympatric samples of Lymnaea viatrix at the type locality in Lima, Peru. The absence of heterozygotes within this locality indicates the presence of isolated...
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