Eustrongylides sp.
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https://doi.org/ 10.15468/um2vzb |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/006D2C05-3877-AE0F-FF63-6878FABFFAB7 |
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Felipe |
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scientific name |
Eustrongylides sp. |
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Site of infection: body cavity attached to mesenteries, under skin.
Recruitment: ingestion.
Distribution: Cuba ( Coy-Otero & Martínez 1987). USA: California ( Goldberg & Bursey 2002a).
Specimens in collections: USNPC: 44423, 72571, 91252.
Remarks: Adult forms of Eustrongylides inhabit the pro-ventriculus of aquatic birds, whereas the infective larval stage is found in the tissues of fishes, amphibians and reptiles ( Panesar & Beaver 1979).
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