Metroliasthes lucida in the eastern wild turkey from Rhode Island.
The cestode, Metroliasthes lucida, is reported for the first time from the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in Rhode Island, United States; this is the first published record from New England. One of eight birds examined was infected with 10 cestodes.
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Department of Zoology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston 02881.
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D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D012237:Rhode Island; D014422:Turkeys / Q000469:parasitology*