Digenetic Trematodes from the Domestic Fowl in Ghana | Journal of Helminthology | Cambridge Core (original) (raw)

Extract

1. Two new species (Postharmostomum ntowi and Eptsthmium ghanense) and one previously described species (Episthmium africanum) of digenetic trematodes are recorded from the domestic fowl in Ghana.

2. A key has been provided for identification of all the species of Postharmostomum occurring in chickens.

3. Episthmium africanum is recorded for the first time from the domestic fowl.

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