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Pholeter anterouterus Fischthal & Nasir, 1974 (Digenea: Opisthorchiidae) redescribed, together with remarks on the genera Pholeter Odhner, 1914 and Phocitrema Goto & Ozaki, 1930 and their relationship to the centrocestine heterophyids.

Authors :
Pearson JC
Courtney CH
Source :
Parasitology [Parasitology] 1977 Jun; Vol. 74 (3), pp. 255-71.
Publication Year :
1977

Abstract

Photoleter anterouterus Fischthal & Nasir, 1974, from Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus and Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin from Florida, USA and the ventro-genital complexes of Photeleter gastrophilus (Kossack, 1910) from Delphinus delphis Linnaeus from Queensland, Australia and of Phocitrema fusiforme Goto & Ozaki, 1930 from Alopex lagopus (Linnaeus) and Phoca vitulina Linnaeus from Alaska are redescribed. The genus Photoleter Odhner, 1914 is emended and compared with Phocitrema Goto & Ozaki, 1930 and both genera are compared with members of, and as a result transferred from the family Opisthorchiidae Looss, 1899 to, the subfamily Centrocestinae Looss, 1899, family Heterophyidae Odhner, 1914.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0031-1820
Volume :
74
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Parasitology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
876682
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000047880