What is paragonimus rudis (diesing, 1850)?: report on a field study in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Paragonimus rudis was found in the lungs of a giant otter Lutra (pteronura) brasiliensis by Natterer in 1828, who dissected the animal in the former capital Mato Grosso (=Vila Bela), Brazil. The flukes were described by Diesing in 1850, and redescribed by Braun in 1901. Both descriptions do not allo...

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Main Authors: Johannes Voelker, Günther Müller, Aluizio Prata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1981-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761981000400009