"Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 45: Lecithodendriidae Lühe, 1" by Jeffrey M. Lotz

Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of

 

Concepts in Animal Parasitology Textbook

Date of this Version

2024

Document Type

Book Chapter

Citation

Chapter 45, Concepts in Animal Parasitology, pages 470–479

Textbook

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States: Zea Books, 2024

chapter doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap045

Comments

Copyright 2024, the authors and editors. Open access

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International

Abstract

An overview of the trematode (fluke) family Lecithodendriidae Lühe, 1901, which inhabit the intestinal tract of insectivorous bats and occasionally birds. Includes a discussion of identification, general morphological charcteristics, systematics, taxonomy, life cycles, human and veterinary health significance, and ecology.

Chapter 45 in Concepts in Animal Parasitology, by Jeffrey M. Lotz. 2024. S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, editors. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap045

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