Endocotyle bushi (Trematoda : Microphallidae) from Willets, Catoptrophorussemipalmatus from Galveston, Texas

Authors
Dronen, NO Badley, JE Tehrany, MR Wardle, WJ
Citation
No. Dronen et al., Endocotyle bushi (Trematoda : Microphallidae) from Willets, Catoptrophorussemipalmatus from Galveston, Texas, J PARASITOL, 84(6), 1998, pp. 1278-1279
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
ISSN journal
00223395 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1278 - 1279
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3395(199812)84:6<1278:EB(:MF>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
During a study of Digenea of shorebirds from Galveston, Texas, 30% (30 of 9 9) of willets, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (Charadriiformes), were found to be infected with 55-405 Endocotyle bushi per infected host. Although the s pecimens from Texas generally agree with E. bushi from Florida, specimens f rom Texas are less elongated, have a more triangular to heart-shaped ovary, have slightly larger eggs, and have a smaller seminal vesicle.