Cercarial fauna of Malabar, Kerala- I

Authors

  • Venugopalan Nambiar M Department of Zoology, Government Brennen College, Dharmadam, Thalassery,Kerala – 670 106, India.

Keywords:

Cercaria malabari I n.sp, Cercaria malabari II n.sp, Echinostomecercaría

Abstract

Two new species of echinostomecercariae, Cercaria malabariI n.sp. found in pilid snails, Pilavirens and Cercaria malabari IIn. sp. In Bellamyadissimilis, collected from different freshwater bodies of Malabar, Kerala are described. Descriptions of metacercariae are also given.

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Published

2016-04-11

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Venugopalan Nambiar M. (2016). Cercarial fauna of Malabar, Kerala- I. International Journal of Life Sciences, 4(1), 140–144. Retrieved from https://ijlsci.in/ls/index.php/home/article/view/1286

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016): International Journal of Life Sciences

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Research Report

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