Examination of antennal glands of 11 specimens of Procambarus zonangulus, from a single locality in Texas and those of 4 specimens of Procambarus blandingii, from a single locality in South Carolina, indicated infections with adult Alloglossidium spp. Prevalence of Alloglossidium caridicolum in P. zonangulus was 18.2%, and that of Alloglossidium dolandi in P. blandingii was 100%. Both collections represented new hosts and distribution records for both digene species.
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1 July 2012
Additional Host, Distribution, and Prevalence Records for Alloglossidium caridicolum and Alloglossidium dolandi (Digenea: Macroderoididae), Parasites of Procambarid Crayfish Inhabiting the Coastal Plains of the Southeastern United States
Hugh M. Turner
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 79 • No. 2
July 2012
Vol. 79 • No. 2
July 2012
Alloglossidium caridicolum
Alloglossidium dolandi
crayfish
Digenea
distribution
Macroderoididae
new host record