Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Concepts in Animal Parasitology Textbook
Date of this Version
2024
Document Type
Book Chapter
Citation
Chapter 43, Concepts in Animal Parasitology, pages 446–459
Textbook
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States: Zea Books, 2024
chapter doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap043
Abstract
An overview of the trematode (fluke) family Allocreadiidae Looss, 1902, mainly found as parasites of the digestive tracts of freshwater fishes. Includes a discussion of the taxonomy and classification, main morphological characteristics, morphological variability, life cycle, population biology, phylogenetic relationships, species diversity, and descriptions of representative species.
Chapter 43 in Concepts in Animal Parasitology, by Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León, David Iván Hernández-Mena, and Brenda Solórzano-García. 2024. S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, editors. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap043
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