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Notocotylus tadornae n.sp. and Notocotylus gippyensis (Beverley-Burton, 1958) (Trematoda: Notocotylidae) from waterfowl in New Zealand: morphology, life history and systematic relations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Stewart A. Bisset
Stewart A. Bisset
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury, ChristchurchNew Zealand*
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Abstract

Notocotylus tadornae n.sp. is described from the New Zealand paradise shelduck Tadorna variegata (Gmelin), and Notocotylus gippyensis (Beverley-Burton, 1958), is recorded from three waterfowl species in New Zealand. The life histories of both species are shown to involve an hydrobiid snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum, as intermediate host. The taxonomic affiliations of N. tadornae and N. gippyensis are discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 51 , Issue 4 , December 1977 , pp. 365 - 372
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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