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Research Article Morphological and molecular data for three species of the Microphallidae (Trematoda: Digenea) in Australia, Maritrema brevisacciferum Shimazu et Pearson, 1991 and Microphallus minutus Johnston, 1948
Olena Kudlai' ; &, Scott C. Cutmore4 and Thomas H. Cribb4
1 ! 5 $ D5 # 6 7 = ; J K # M$ = 3 Q 7 R 6 U Q = 4 The University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Abstract: Cercariae and metacercariae of three species of the Microphallidae Y # 'Z;+ were found in snails and crustaceans 7 7 6 # [ ! Maritrema brevisacciferum Shimazu et Pearson, 1991 and Microphallus minutus ] 'Z9<, which have previously been reported in Queensland, were found as cercariae in the tateid gastropod Posticobia brazieri (Smith) and as metacercariae of M. brevisacciferum in the atyid shrimp Caridina indistincta Calman and of M. minutus [ Cherax dispar 6 $. Combined analysis of morphological and molecular data, based on newly Y!; ;
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