First report of Galactosomum ussuriense Oshmarin, 1963 (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) from the shore birds of Visakhapatnam, India.
Adult trematodes identified as Galactosomum ussuriense Oshmarin, 1963 were recorded from the intestine of Sterna hirundo and Larus brunnicephalus from Visakhapatnam, India. The occurrence of metacercaria of this species in inshore and offshore fishes is discussed in relation to the ecology of the snail intermediate host.
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Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Waltair, India.
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D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D004463:Ecology; D006578:Heterophyidae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007194:India; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology