Morphology and scanning electron microscopy of cercariae shed by Bulinus tropicus (Krauss, 1848) in the Free State, South Africa

P. H. King; J. G. Van As

Morphology and scanning electron microscopy of cercariae shed by Bulinus tropicus (Krauss, 1848) in the Free State, South Africa

P. H. King^*
, J. G. Van As

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The planorbid mollusc Bulinus tropicus (Krauss, 1848) is the most abundant and widespread freshwater snail in the Free State. Parasitological studies revealed this snail to shed different types of cercariae. In this paper two echinostomatid and two forktailed cercariae are described based on light as well as scanning electron microscopy. Comments are also made on the possible life cycle resulting from each cercarial infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-312
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of African Zoology
Volume	111
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 1997

Keywords

Bulinus tropicus
Cercariae
Echinostome
Life cycle
Parasite

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Morphology and scanning electron microscopy of cercariae shed by Bulinus tropicus (Krauss, 1848) in the Free State, South Africa

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