Proterodiplostome Parasites (Digenea, Proterodiplostomidae) of the Caiman, Caiman crocodilus yacare (Reptilia, Crocodylia) in the Pantanal mato-Grossense, Brazil, with the description of two new species
Two new species are described from the caiman. Caiman crocodilus yacare. Proterodiplostomum breve n. sp. differs from all other species in the genus by the following chacacteristics: (1) the paraprostate gland is shorter and club-shaped; (2) the genital cone is, in average, eight times longer than t...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1994-12-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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