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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
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Abstract

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.

Amr, Hyland, and Myers: Metroliasthes lucida in the Eastern Wild Turkey from Rhode Island
Zuhair S. Amr, Kerwin E. Hyland, and James E. Myers "Metroliasthes lucida in the Eastern Wild Turkey from Rhode Island," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 24(3), 572-573, (1 July 1988). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-24.3.572
Received: 13 May 1987; Published: 1 July 1988
KEYWORDS
cestodes
Dilepididae
eastern wild turkey
geographic range extension
Meleagris gallopavo
Metroliasthes lucida
new host record
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