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Maritrema apodemicum sp. nov. (Digenea: Microphallidae) from the Long Tailed Field Mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus sylvaticus (L.) on Skomer Island

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

J. W. Lewis
J. W. Lewis
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth*
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1. Maritrema apodemicum sp. nov. from the long tailed field mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus sylvalicus (L.) on Skomer Island is described and compared with other species of the genus.

2. 14·6% of the mice were infested, the % infestation being greater in the males, 20·3%, than the females, 5·4%.

3. A brief discussion of the genus and of other species occurring in mammals is included.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 40 , Issue 3-4 , September 1966 , pp. 363 - 374
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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