On the Life-Cycle Stages of Proctoeces-Maculatus (Digenea, Fellodistomidae) in Mussels and Fishes from Galveston Bay, Texas

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1980

Authors

Wardle WJ

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Abstract

Specimens of the digenic trematode Proctoeces maculatus were collected from mussels (Ischadium recurvum, Mytilopsis leucophaeata) and the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) in Galveston Bay. Physiological descriptions of the parasite were presented. Life stages, hosts and locations within the host were described.

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737-743

Keywords

parasite, digenic trematode, mussels, Galveston Bay

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