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Neodiplostomum (Conodiplostomum) ramachandrani sp. n. from Mueller's rat, Rattus muelleri in Malaysia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2009
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Neodiplostomum (Conodiplostomum) ramachandrani sp. n. is described from Rattus muelleri in Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia. It is characterised by having symmetrical dumbell-shaped testes, and vitellaria as a single ventral band in the hindbody. The taxonomic relations ofNeodiplostomum, Conodiplostomum and Fibricola are discussed and possible significance of the fluke as an ecological indicator noted.
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