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Observations on the genus Paragonimus Braun with a re-description of P. compactus (Cobblold, 1859) 1899

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

G. M. Vevers
Affiliation:
Beit Memorial Research Fellow.

Extract

The earliest record of a mammalian lung fluke was made by Diesing in 1850, who described Distomum rude from the lungs of Lutra brasiliense, from Brazil. This species was transferred to the genus Paragonimus by Stiles and Hassall in 1900.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1923

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