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Molecular analysis of the genera Hapalotrema Looss, 1899 and Learedius Price, 1934 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) reveals potential cryptic species, with comments on the validity of the genus Learedius.
Systematic parasitology - 1 Jan 2015
Chapman Phoebe A, Cribb Thomas H, Blair David, Traub Rebecca J, Kyaw-Tanner Myat T, Flint Mark, Mills Paul C
Abstract excerpt
Adult blood flukes of the genera Hapalotrema Looss, 1899 and Learedius Price, 1934 were collected from turtles off Queensland and the Hawaiian Islands. Specimens were identified as Hapalotrema pambanensis Mehrotra, 1973, H. synorchis Luhman, 1935, H. postorchis Rao, 1976 and Learedius learedi Price, 1934 on the basis of morphology. No major morphological differences were found between specimens from this study...
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