The eggs of some blood-flukes (Trematoda: Schistosomatidae) from South African birds |
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| Authors: | CC Appleton |
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| Institution: | Research Institute for Diseases in a Tropical Environment, South African Medical Research Council, P.O. Box 17120, Congella 4013, Republic of South Africa |
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| Abstract: | The eggs of three species of avian schistosomes were recovered from indigenous South African birds. Gigantobilharzia sp. was recorded from the kelp gull, Larus dominicanus and the gannet, Morus capensis; Austrobilharzia sp. from L. dominicanus, and Trichobilharzia sp. from the spurwing goose, Plectropterus gambensis, the Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus and L. dominicanus. The morphology of these eggs is compared to that of described species of avian schistosomes. |
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