Microphallus fonti sp. n. (Digenea: Microphaliidae) from the red swamp crawfish in southern United States


Autoria(s): Overstreet,Robin M.; Heard,Richard W.; Lotz,Jeffrey M.
Data(s)

01/01/1992

Resumo

A new species of digenean, Microphallus fonti, is described from the red swamp crawfish in Lousiania, U.S.A. It has a small pharynx and a rudimentary gut like M. opacus and a possibly related species from crayfishes, but it differs from them by its relatively large male copulatory papilla and a conspicuous metraterm.

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Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.87 suppl.1 1992

Palavras-Chave #Microphallus fonti #digenean #Procambarus clarkii #crayfish
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journal article