Novel morphological and molecular data for Nasitrema spp. (Digenea: Brachycladiidae) in the East Asian finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis sunameri)
The East Asian finless porpoise, Neophocaena asiaeorientalis sunameri, ranks among the most endangered species with rapidly decreasing population in the Northwest Pacific. Trematode parasites of the genus Nasitrema that inhabit the air sinuses, inner ear, and the central nervous system of cetaceans...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1187451/full |