Microscopical Evaluation of Neural Connectivity Between Paired Stages of Eudiplozzon nipponicum (Monogenea:Diplozoidae)
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Year of publication | 2003 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | The Journal of Parasitology |
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Field | Zoology |
Keywords | Eudiplozzon nipponicum |
Description | Diplozoidae monogeneans are fish-gill extoparasites comprising 2 individuals fused in so-called permanent copula. This uniwue situation occurs when 2 larvae (diporpae) make contact on the host gill, such that their union triggers maturation into an individual adult worm. |
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