Digenean metacercaria (Trematoda, Digenea, Lepocreadiidae) parasitizing "coelenterates" (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa and Ctenophora) from Southeastern Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87592005000100004Palabras clave:
Metacercaria, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, South AtlanticResumen
Metacercaria specimens of the genus Opechona (Trematoda: Digenea: Lepocreadiidae) are described parasitizing "coelenterates" (scyphomedusae and ctenophores) from Southeastern Brazil (São Paulo state). The worms are compared to other Opechona species occurring on the Brazilian coast, but no association has been made because only adult forms of these species have been described. Suppositions as to the possible transference of the parasites are made.Descargas
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2005-06-01
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Digenean metacercaria (Trematoda, Digenea, Lepocreadiidae) parasitizing "coelenterates" (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa and Ctenophora) from Southeastern Brazil. (2005). Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 53(1-2), 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87592005000100004