First record of a ‘fish’ blood fluke (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) from a marine mammal: Cardicola dhangali n. sp.

We describe the first known blood fluke from a marine mammal, the dugong, Dugong dugon (Sirenia: Dugongidae), which represents a new species of aporocotylid, Cardicola dhangali n. sp. (Digenea: Aporocotylidae). Eggs presumed to be of blood flukes have been previously reported from dugongs. This exci...

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Autores principales: Hutson, Kate Suzanne, Vaughan, David Brendan, Blair, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6624246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31334029
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.06.009

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6624246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31334029
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.06.009

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