Holostephanus metorchis (Digenea: Cyathocotylidae) from chicks experimentally infected with metacercariae from a fish, Pseudorasbora parva, in the Republic of Korea.
Holostephanus metorchis (Digenea: Cyathocotylidae) is a parasite of birds, transmitted by freshwater fishes. H. metorchis adults were recovered from chicks experimentally infected with metacercariae collected from freshwater fishes, Pseudorasbora parva. The metacercariae were oval, surrounded with thick fibrous capsules. In adult flukes, the holdfast organ occupied the ventral concavity, and the anterior testis did not reach the level of the ventral sucker. Based on these morphological characteristics, these flukes were identified as H. metorchis.
Seo
Min
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Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea. bbbenji@freechal.com
Guk
Sang-Mee
SM
Chai
Jong-Yil
JY
Sim
Seobo
S
Sohn
Woon-Mok
WM
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000469:parasitology; D007723:Korea; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*