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The life-cycle of Trypanosoma cobitis Mitrophanow 1883

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

C. A. Letch
C. A. Letch
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, North-East London Polytechnic, Romford Road, Stratford, London E15
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Summary

The morphology and development of Trypanosoma cobitis during its life-cycle in the blood of 6 species of River Lee fish, and also in its invertebrate vector, the fish leech Hemiclepsis marginata L., are described in detail.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 80 , Issue 1 , February 1980 , pp. 163 - 169
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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