An ultrastructural study of the surface and attachment structures of Paradiplozoon homoion (Bychowsky & Nagibina, 1959) (Monogenea: Diplozoidae)

Abstract Background Species of Diplozoon Palombi, 1949 (Monogenea: Diplozoidae) are blood-feeding ectoparasites mainly parasitising the gills of cyprinid fishes. Although these parasites have been the subject of numerous taxonomic, phylogenetic and ecological studies, the ultrastructure of the surfa...

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Main Authors: Veronika Konstanzová, Božena Koubková, Martin Kašný, Jana Ilgová, Ewa Dzika, Milan Gelnar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2203-8