Catatropis pakistanensis n. sp. (Trematoda: Notocotylidae) from Northern shovelers, Anas clypeata (Anatidae: Aves) from Pakistan with some remarks on the history of Catatropis species

• Published in: Helminthologia
• Main Authors: Schuster, R., Wibbelt, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2012
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Parasitology; Median Ridge; Anas clypeata
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11687-012-0007-0; http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/helm.2012.49.issue-1/s11687-012-0007-0/s11687-012-0007-0.xml; http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/helm.2012.49.issue-1/s11687-012-0007-0/s11687-012-0007-0.pdf

Abstract Five out of 15 free-ranging Northern shovelers (Anas clypeata Linneus) caught in Pakistan were infected with notocotylid trematodes. Out of the 31 flukes, 10 specimens were used morphological studies, 4 others were also examined by scanning electron microscopy and one remaining trematode wa...