Diplostomulum of Pharyngostomum cordatum in the muscle of a raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides.

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  • タヌキから検出された壼形吸虫 Pharyngostomum cordatum のメタセルカリア (diplostomulum)
  • タヌキから検出された壺形吸虫Pharygostomum cordatumのメタセルカリア(diplo-stomulum)(短報)〔英文〕
  • タヌキ カラ ケンシュツサレタ ツボガタキュウチュウPharygostomum

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Abstract

From the muscle of a raccoon dog captured in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, was a metacercaria (=diplostomulum), found encysted by the host tissues and possessing a conspicuous tribocytic organ and also calcareous granules. The diplostomulum was identified as that of Pharyngostomum cordatum. No adult worm was recovered when the diplostomula were fed to puppies. This is the first report of a diplostomulum in the muscle of a raccoon dog.

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