A Review of the Genus Allassostomoides Stunkard 1924 (Trematoda: Paramphistomidae) with a Redescription of A. chelydrae (Maccallum 1919) Yamaguti 1958

Authors

Daniel R. Brooks, University of TorontoFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

10-1975

Comments

Published in the Journal of Parasitology (October 1975) 61(5): 882-885. Copyright 1975, the American Society of Parasitologists. Used by permission.

Abstract

A redescription of Allassostomoides chelydrae and a review of the genus is presented, based on new collections of A. chelydrae and A. parvus from Nebraska, and examination of all type material relating to the genus. A. chelydrae, A. parvus, and A. louisianaensis are considered valid species. New host records for A. chelydrae are Bufo americanus, Rana catesbeiana, Chrysemys picta, and Graptemys pseudogeographica.