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A key to cercariae of British strigeoids (Digenea) for which the life-cycles are known, and notes on the characters used

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

David Blair
Affiliation:
Wellcome Laboratories for Experimental Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Scotland

Abstract

From original observations and from data in the literature, a key to cercariae of British strigeoids for which life-cycles are known has been compiled. The value of various characters of systematic importance is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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