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Three New Trematode Parasites of the African Darter, Anhinga rufa rufa (Lacépède and Daudin, 1802) in Ghana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

F. M. A. Ukoli
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences University of Lagos, Nigeria

Extract

1. An investigation of the helminth parasites of the African Darter, Anhinga rufa rufa in Ghana produced the following trematodes and cestodes:

(1) Strigea anhingae n.sp.

(2) Diplostomum ghanense n.sp.

(3) Phagicola bulbosa n.sp.

(4) Clinostomum tilafiiae Ukoli, 1966

(5) Clinostomum phalacrocoracis Dubois, 1931

(6) Echinorhynchotaenia tritesticulata Fuhrmann, 1909

The new species are described and classified in this paper.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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