Furcocercous cercariae shed by the freshwater snails Pila occidentalis (Mousson, 1887) and Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

C. Jansen van Rensburg; P. H. King; J. G. van As

doi:10.2989/16085914.2016.1151764

Furcocercous cercariae shed by the freshwater snails Pila occidentalis (Mousson, 1887) and Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

C. Jansen van Rensburg^*, P. H. King, J. G. van As

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During July 2009 and 2010 surveys of snail-borne larval trematodes of the Okavango Delta floodplains and lagoons were undertaken. Cercaria mohemboense were shed by Pila occidentalis (Mousson, 1887) and Cercaria dubaensis and Cercaria indistinctus were shed by Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848), respectively. Morphological descriptions of these fork-tailed cercariae are given, with suggestions on the possible life cycles of these parasites.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-203
Number of pages	11
Journal	African Journal of Aquatic Science
Volume	41
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2016.1151764
Publication status	Published - 27 May 2016

Keywords

digenean life cycle
infection
intermediate host
larval form
mollusc
morphology

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Furcocercous cercariae shed by the freshwater snails Pila occidentalis (Mousson, 1887) and Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

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