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Molecular data reveal high diversity of Uvulifer (Trematoda: Diplostomidae) in Middle America, with the description of a new species.
Journal of helminthology - 1 Nov 2018
López-Jiménez A, Pérez-Ponce de León G, García-Varela M
Abstract excerpt
Members of the genus Uvulifer are distributed worldwide and infect aquatic snails and freshwater fishes as first and second intermediate hosts, respectively, and fish-eating birds (kingfishers) as definitive hosts. Metacercariae of Uvulifer spp. were collected from the fins and skin of 20 species of freshwater fishes in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and the adults were recovered from the...
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