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Studies on the morphology, ecology and life-cycle of Meiogytnnophallus minutus (Cobbold, 1859) comb. nov. (Trematoda: Gymnophallidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

E. A. Bowers  and
B. L. James
E. A. Bowers
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College, Swansea
B. L. James
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College, Swansea
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Meiogymnophallvs minutus (Cobbold, 1859) comb, nov., from Cardium edule L. and Haematopus ostralegus occidentalis Neumann is shown to be synonymous with Lecithodendrium somateriae (non Levinsen, 1881) Jameson, 1902 in partim, Cercaria margaritae Lebour, 1907, Oymnophalloides oedemiae (Jameson & Nicoll, 1913) James, 1964, Cercaria cambrensis Cole, 1938, and Gymnophallus nereicola Rebecq & Prévot, 1962. The intensity of infestation of cockles, with the metacercariae, increases with the size and particularly with the age of this host and varies with the seasonal migrations of the final host. The connexion between the metacercaria and the adult is demonstrated experimentally. Domestic ducklings used as experimental hosts were susceptible to infection when fed with minced cockles but not when fed on baby chick crumbs.

We are very grateful to Professor E. W. Knight-Jones for the provision of working facilities and for help with the manuscript and to the Science Research Council for a grant to one of us (E.A.B.) which made the work possible.

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Parasitology , Volume 57 , Issue 2 , May 1967 , pp. 281 - 300
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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