Key to trematodes reported in waterfowl
Resource Publication
142
By: Malcolm Edwin McDonald
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Abstract
This key is the second in a series for identification of the helminths reported in waterfowl (Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes). The first was a key to nematodes (McDonald 1974).
The trematodes show the greatest variety of forms among the helminth parasites of waterfowl, including over half of all species reported; sometimes this group also includes the greatest part of the worms in a single bird. Over 500 species of trematodes have been reported in waterfowl. Almost all of these have been included in the present set of keys; it was not possible, however, to obtain the descriptions of a few forms (7 of 525).
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Federal Government Series |
| Title | Key to trematodes reported in waterfowl |
| Series title | Resource Publication |
| Series number | 142 |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wildlife Health Center, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 156 p. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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