1.A study on the parasitic helminths of domestic duck(Anas platyrhynchos var. domestica Linnaeus) in Korea.
Kee Seon EOM ; Han Jong RIM ; Du Hwan JANG
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 1984;22(2):215-221
During February 1982 to Septemner 1983, a total of 105 domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos var. domestica Linnaeus) were collected from Ichon Gun, Puasn City, Chunchon City, Yanggu Gun, Taejeon City and unknown areas in Korea. In the results, six trematode and one nematode species of helminth parasites were obtained and described as follows: Amphimerus anatis Yamaguti, 1933, Echinostoma miyagawai Ishii, 1932, Echinochasmus japonicus Tanabe, 1926, Cryptocotyle sp., Notocotylus attenuatus (Rudolphi, 1809) Kossack, 1911, Apatemon sp, and nematode species, Heterakis gallinarum Schrank, 1788. From this collection, Amphimerus anatis Yamaguti, 1933, Echinochasmus japonicus Tanabe, 1926, Genus Cryptocotyle Luhe, 1899 and genus Apatemon Szidat, 1928 were firtstly recorded in Korea.
parasitology-helminth-trematoda
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duck
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Anas platyrhyncos var. domestica
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epidemiology
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Amphimerus anatis Echinostoma miyagawai
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Echinochasmus japonicus
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Cryptocotyle sp.
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Notocotylus attenuatus
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Heterakis gallinarum
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Amphimerus anatis