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On a Redescription of Brevicaecum niloticum McClelland, 1957 (Trematoda, Paramphistomidae), and the Erection of a New Subfamily*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

L. F. Khalil
Affiliation:
From the Department of ParasitologyLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Extract

1. Brevicaecum niloticum McClelland, 1957 is redescribed and differences from the original description are pointed out.

2. The characters of the genus Brevicaecum are amended.

3. A new subfamily Brevicaecinae is erected for the genus Brevicaecum.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1963

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