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Two Diplostomulum Larvae (Strigeida, Trematoda) in the Eyes of Sticklebacks (Gasterostens aculeatus L.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

A. D. Berrie
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Glasgow

Extract

Two distinct Diplostomulum metacercariae were shown to inhabit the eyes of sticklebacks. Both these species could complete their life cycles in the same three host species. Observations at different seasons indicated that under cold winter conditions no transmission occurred from snails to fish in the field.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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