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Digenetic Trematodes from the Domestic Fowl in Ghana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

J. K. M. Hodasi
J. K. M. Hodasi
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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1. Two new species (Postharmostomum ntowi and Eptsthmium ghanense) and one previously described species (Episthmium africanum) of digenetic trematodes are recorded from the domestic fowl in Ghana.

2. A key has been provided for identification of all the species of Postharmostomum occurring in chickens.

3. Episthmium africanum is recorded for the first time from the domestic fowl.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , December 1967 , pp. 329 - 336
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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