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Preliminary Note on the Anatomy of a Polystome from the Bladder of Xenopus laevis Daud

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

Joan B. Williams
Joan B. Williams
Affiliation:
From the Department of Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Six specimens of Xenopus laevis obtained from University College, London, were examined for polystomes; one harboured an adult worm measuring 2·1 mm. in length and two immature specimens, both 0·8 mm. in length, and one was parasitized by a single mature specimen measuring 2·4 mm. in length.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 33 , Issue 2-3 , October 1959 , pp. 207 - 208
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1959

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