Novel insights into the genetics, morphology, distribution and hosts of the global fish parasitic digenean Proctoeces maculatus (Looss, 1901) (Digenea: Fellodistomidae)

Larval stages of the widely distributed digenean species Proctoeces maculatus (Looss, 1901) were reported 40 years ago from South Africa in the common octopus, Octopus vulgaris Cuvier (Octopodidae). However, the absence of adult specimens and molecular data from this region has hindered a comprehens...

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Main Authors: Anja Vermaak, Olena Kudlai, Russell Q-Y. Yong, Nico J. Smit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-11-01
Series:Parasitology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182023001026/type/journal_article