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The Form of the Larval Hooks as a Means of Separating Species of Diphyllobothrium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

Phyllis G. Fraser
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Bristol

Extract

A study has been made of the form of the larval hooks in the coracidium and procercoid stages of Diphyllobothrium medium, D. ditremum and D. dendriticum obtained from four sources in Great Britain. It has been found that the form of the larval hooks is constant, and that hook types are related to different species. It is concluded that the hooks provide a sound basis for specific identification.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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