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Host-dependent morphology of Isthmiophora melis (Schrank, 1788) Luhe, 1909 (Digenea, Echinostomatinae)--morphological variation vs. molecular stability.
Parasites & vectors - 22 Sept 2015
Hildebrand Joanna, Adamczyk Maja, Laskowski Zdzisław, Zaleśny Grzegorz
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Echinostomes are cosmopolitan digenean parasites which infect many different warm-blooded hosts. Their classification is extremely confused; the host spectrum is wide, and morphological similarities often result in misidentification. During our long-term studies on the helminth fauna of rodents and carnivores we have collected 27 collar-spined echinostomes which differ in morphology to an extent that...
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