First record of a ‘fish’ blood fluke (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) from a marine mammal: Cardicola dhangali n. sp.
We describe the first known blood fluke from a marine mammal, the dugong, Dugong dugon (Sirenia: Dugongidae), which represents a new species of aporocotylid, Cardicola dhangali n. sp. (Digenea: Aporocotylidae). Eggs presumed to be of blood flukes have been previously reported from dugongs. This exci...
Main Authors: | Kate Suzanne Hutson, David Brendan Vaughan, David Blair |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-12-01
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Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224418301573 |
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