Browsing by Subject "Neopolystoma"
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Morphological plasticity among polystomatid flatworms (Monogenea: Polystomatidae)
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Polystomes (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) are parasitic platyhelminths infecting a wide variety of hosts, including anurans, freshwater chelonians, caecilians, the Australian lungfish, salamanders, and the hippopotamus. ... -
Parasite diversity within native and invasive terrapins : implications for conservation
(2014)Terrapins are one of the most endangered vertebrate groups, with almost half of the more than 300 extant species threatened with extinction. This study was conducted to investigate parasite host-switching from the invasive ... -
Tracking platyhelminth parasite diversity from freshwater turtles in French Guiana: first report of Neopolystoma Price, 1939 (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) with the description of three new species
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background Polystomatid flatworms in chelonians are divided into three genera, i.e. Polystomoides Ward, 1917, Polystomoidella Price, 1939 and Neopolystoma Price, 1939, according to the number of haptoral hooks. Among the ... -
Two new polystomes (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) from the eyes of North American freshwater turtles
(Magnolia Press, 2012)Neopolystoma moleri n. sp. and Neopolystoma grossi n. sp. are described as new polystome species on the eyes of Apalone ferox and Pseudemys concinna floridana, respectively from Florida, USA. Eleven other polystome species ...
