Studies on the life cycle of the lungworm, Pneumostrongylus calcaratus, Mönnig, 1932.
The morphology of the first, second and third stage larvae of Pneumostrongylus calcaratus is described. Greater numbers of larvae were present in experimentally than in naturally infested slugs. An attempt to transmit infestation to impala was unsuccessful.
D000818:Animals; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000469:parasitology; D008681:Metastrongyloidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development*; D008974:Mollusca / Q000469:parasitology; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology