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A note on Polymastix Bütschli, 1884, from the colon of Periplaneta americana (Insecta: Dictyoptera)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

David C. Warhurst
David C. Warhurst
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Leicester†
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A flagellate morphologically similar to Polymastix melolonthae (Grassi, 1879) was found inhabiting the colons of three out of over 200 cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) examined. A morphological description of the flagellate is given.

I wish to express my thanks to Professor H. P. Moon, in whose department this work took place, for his help and advice; to my supervisor, Dr Marjorie G. Guthrie, for her advice, encouragement and constructive criticism, and also to Dr Ann Bishop, F.R.S., and Dr Elspeth W. McConnachie for their advice.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , February 1966 , pp. 21 - 23
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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