AbstractsBiology & Animal Science
a Study of the Life History of Trichobilharzia Cameroni Sp. Nov. (Family Schistosomatidae). [...]
| Institution: | McGill University |
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| Department: | Department of Biology. |
| Degree: | PhD |
| Year: | 1952 |
| Keywords: | Biology.; |
| Record ID: | 1500940 |
| Full text PDF: | http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile108663.pdf |
Abstract
Six species of trematodes, of which five are regarded as new, have been investigated. All had cercarial stages in snails occurring in the Ottawa River. 1. Trichobilharzia cameroni sp. nov. is described. Its cercarial stage occurs in the snail Physa gyrina and is a cause of Swimmer's Itch locally. The adults and all stages in the life cycle are described in detail. Canaries, pigeons and domestic ducks were experimentally infected. [...]
