The Intestinal Protozoa of a Muskrat, Fiber (= Ondatra) zibethica, with a Note upon Retortamonas sp. from the Guinea-pig

1 October 1934

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology

Vol. 26 (4) , 578-581
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000023866

Abstract

Flagellates belonging to four genera, Trichomonas, Giardia, Chilomastix, and Retortamonas, have been found in the caecum and colic loops of the muskrat, Fiber (= Ondatra) zibethica.A Retortamonas is described from the caecum of two laboratory guinea-pigs.

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