A comparative assessment of the morphology of Profilicollis altmani (Acanthocephala, Polymorphidae) from crustaceans and shore birds in Peru, with special notes on hook elemental analysis (EDXA), SEM imaging, histopathology, and molecular profile

The morphology of cystacanths and adults of Profilicollis altmani (Perry, 1942) Van Cleave, 1947 (Polymorphidae) were studied from the Pacific mole crab Emerita analoga (Stimpson) (Crustacea, Hippidae) and Belcher’s gull Larus belcheri (Vigors) (Aves, Laridae), respectively, in Peru. Comparative mor...

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Main Authors: Amin Omar M., Rodríguez Sara M., Rubtsova Nataliya, Heckmann Richard A., Peña César, Castro Teresa, Rivera Felipe, D’Elía Guillermo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2022-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2022/01/parasite210110/parasite210110.html