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Rare occurrence of a sexually mature adult digenetic trematode in the green mussel, Perna viridis Linné

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

M. S. Syed Ismail Koya
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Sciences, University of Cochin, Foreshore Road, Cochin-682 016, Kerala-India
A. Mohandas
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Sciences, University of Cochin, Foreshore Road, Cochin-682 016, Kerala-India

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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