An extreme case of a trematode infection of a larval Ozark Blind Salamander, Eurycea spelaea (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the Ozark Highlands of Missouri, USA
Abstract
representing strigeoid metacercariae of an unidentified trematode. The case is an extreme infection causing deformations of the face and digits.
Keywords
Amphibia, Plethodontidae; Spelerpinae; Eurycea spelaea; Ozark Blind Salamander; helminth parasite; Trematoda; Digenea; strigeoid metacercariae; subterranean ecology
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PDFDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5563/spbn.v5i0.40