Some Microphallids collected in Kenya

African representatives in the family Microphallidae (Trematoda) are recorded, and descriptions of five new species are given. Collections made on the Kenya coast showed: (Aves) Crocethia alba infected with Microphallus kenyensis sp.nov.; Encocotyle africanus sp.nov., and Maritrema sethsmithi sp.nov...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Parasitology
Main Author: Canaris, Albert G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1971
Subjects:
Infectious Diseases
Animal Science and Zoology
Parasitology
Crocethia alba
Numenius phaeopus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000071298
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182000071298
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Summary:African representatives in the family Microphallidae (Trematoda) are recorded, and descriptions of five new species are given. Collections made on the Kenya coast showed: (Aves) Crocethia alba infected with Microphallus kenyensis sp.nov.; Encocotyle africanus sp.nov., and Maritrema sethsmithi sp.nov.; Tringa hypoleucos and Numenius phaeopus infected with Diacetabulum curvicolon Belopolskaia, 1952; (Reptilia, Scincidae) Ablepharus boutonii africanus infected with Levinseniella heardi sp.nov., Maritrema sethsmithi sp.nov. and Maritreminoides ablephari sp.nov. Patti Hirst and Alma Smith assisted with preparation of the plates. R. W. Heard III and S. Deblock loaned material and made helpful comments on the reproductive structures in the genus Levenseniella.

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