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Three Cestodes from the Families Diploposthidae Poche, 1926, Dioecocestidae Southwell, 1930 and Progynotaeniidae Fuhrmann, 1936 found in the Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus hitnantopus himantopus (Linn., 1758). in Ghana*
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2009
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Three cestodes are described from the black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus himantopus from Ghana.
1. Himantocestus blanksoni gen. et sp. nov. (Diploposthidae Poche, 1926) from the duodenum.
2. Infula burhini Burt, 1939 (Dioecocestidae Southwell, 1930) from the duodenum.
3. Thomasitaenia nunguae gen. et sp. nov. (Progynotaeniidae Fuhrmann, 1936) from the rectal caeca.
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