Identification of Stellantchamus falcatus Metacercariae encysted in mullets in Korea
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- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- Published by Korean Society for Parasitology in The Korean Journal of Parasitology
- Vol. 26 (1) , 65-68
- https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1988.26.1.65
Abstract
A group of metacercariae encysted in the flesh of Mugil sp. were identified to be Stellantchasmus falcatus by the morphology of adult worms obtained experimentally. It is confirmed that mullets serve as a second intermediate host of this heterophyid fluke in Korea.Keywords
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