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On a New Nematode, Spirocamallanus mazabukae sp. nov., from Freshwater Fish in Southern Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Yeh Liang-Sheng
Yeh Liang-Sheng
Affiliation:
From the Department of ParasitologyLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine
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Extract

The description of this species is made from two males and one female specimen. They were collected from the intestine of the Homa fish from the Kafue River, Mazabuka, Northern Rhodesia by Dr. P. L. leRoux.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , September 1957 , pp. 126 - 130
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1957

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