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[Variability and phenotypic structure of Proteocephalus torulosus (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea)--a parasite of cyprinid fishes].
Parazitologiia - 1 Jan 2000
Anikieva L V
Abstract excerpt
Variability of 5 qualitative features of Proteocephalus torulosus from 6 fish species belonging to 5 genera of the subfamily Leuciscinae was studied. Itraspecific diversity is represented by 3 scolex forms, 2 types of proglottid structure, 3 proglottid shapes, and 2 variations of the female reproductive system characteristics. The parasite living in different host species form separate ecological forms differing...
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