ON THE LARVAL TREMATODES RECOVERED FROM CLEO PATRA BULIMOIDES IN ASSIUT GOVERNORATE PART 1

Document Type : Research article

Authors

Department of Parasito.ogy, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University

Abstract

The present investigation has shown that six types of cercariae were recovered from Cleopatra bulimoides. All these six types with the exception of Cercaria vivax appear to be new. Three types will be discussed in this paper. These are : 1. Cercaria vivax Sonsino, 1892: This type has been redescribed
and is well illustrated. 2. Amphistome cercaria. 3. Parapleurolocercous cercaria