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Identification and maturation of the metacercaria of Indodidymozoon pearsoni

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2024

G.R. Anderson
G.R. Anderson*
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Fax: 61 7 3362 9429, E-mail: andersgr@prose.dpi.qld.gov.au
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Abstract

The metacercaria of Indodidymozoon pearsoni (Digenea: Didymozoidae) is identified by DNA sequencing of second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) ribosomal DNA and described. Its development into the adult is documented. Morphological features that may assist the matching of didymozoid metacercariae to adults are discussed. Those that may be of greatest use are the size of the oral and ventral suckers and the presence or absence of a chamber at the posterior extremity of the oesophagus.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 73 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 21 - 26
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999

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Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Animal Research Institute, Locked Mailbag No.4, Moorooka, Queensland 4105, Australia.

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