First report of the nematode Cruzia tentaculata using molluscs as natural intermediate hosts, based on morphology and genetic markers

The life cycles of many parasitic nematodes include terrestrial gastropods as intermediate hosts. Over the past few decades, a number of cases of parasitism between molluscs and medically-important nematodes have been reported in Brazil, in particular, those involving the invasive giant African gast...

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Main Authors: Jucicleide Ramos-de-Souza, Arnaldo Maldonado-Jr, Roberto V. Vilela, Beatriz E. Andrade-Silva, Helene S. Barbosa, Suzete R. Gomes, Silvana C. Thiengo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224421000274