The cestode, Metroliasthes lucida, is reported for the first time from the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in Rhode Island, United States; this is the first published record from New England. One of eight birds examined was infected with 10 cestodes.
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1 July 1988
Metroliasthes lucida in the Eastern Wild Turkey from Rhode Island
Zuhair S. Amr,
Kerwin E. Hyland,
James E. Myers
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 24 • No. 3
July 1988
Vol. 24 • No. 3
July 1988
cestodes
Dilepididae
eastern wild turkey
geographic range extension
Meleagris gallopavo
Metroliasthes lucida
new host record