Strigeoid trematodes of Malaysia with descriptions of a new genus and three new species.
Six species of strigeoid trematodes are reported from Malaysia. One new genus and 3 new species are described: Apatemon (Apatemon( jamesi sp. n (Strigeidae); cercaria Cotylurus sullivani sp. n. (Strigeidae); Neodiplostomum (Neodiplostomum) sp. (Diplostomatidae); Fibricola ramachandrani (Diplostomatidae); Pseudoscolopacitrema otteri gen. n. et sp. n. (Diplostomatidae); and cercaria Cyathocotyle malayi sp. n. (Cyathocotylidae). The life cycles of A. jamesi and C. malayi have also been investigated.
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology; D008296:Malaysia; D008322:Mammals / Q000469:parasitology; D012104:Reptiles / Q000469:parasitology; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification