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Fibricola ramachandrani (Betterton, 1976) Palmieri, Krishnasamy and Sullivan comb. nov. from Malaysian rodent hosts with a special note on intraspecific morphological variation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

James R. Palmieri ,
M. Krishnasamy  and
John T. Sullivan
James R. Palmieri
Affiliation:
University of California I.C.M.R.USA and Division of Medical Ecology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
M. Krishnasamy
Affiliation:
University of California I.C.M.R.USA and Division of Medical Ecology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
John T. Sullivan
Affiliation:
University of California I.C.M.R.USA and Division of Medical Ecology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Abstract

Neodiplostomum (Conodiplostomum) ramachandrani Betterton, 1976 has been reported from four species of rodent hosts: Echinosorex gymnurus (Raffles): Rattus whiteheadi (Thos); R. muelleri (Jentink) and Callosciurus notatus (Boddaert). A comparison of trematodes recovered from these hosts revealed patterns of host-induced morphological variation taking place. Because N. (Conodiplostomum) ramachandrani shows little generic difference from Fibricola intermedius (Pearson, 1959) Sudarikov, 1960 it is transferred to the genus Fibricola and is now designated Fibricola ramachadrani (Betterton, 1976) Palmieri, Krishnasamy and Sullivan.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 53 , Issue 2 , June 1979 , pp. 161 - 167
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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