Nycticorax nycticorax, Ardea cinerea, Egretta garzetta, and Egretta intermedia were naturally infected with Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Clinostomatidae) among fourteen wild herons, seven wild egrets and one wild bittern evaluated at the Veterinary Hospital of Tottori University, Tottori, Japan. The latter three species of heron and egrets are reported for the first time as definitive hosts of this parasite in Japan.
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1 July 1992
Natural Infections of Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Clinostomatidae) in Wild Herons and Egrets, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Y. Aohagi,
T. Shibahara,
N. Machida,
Y. Yamaga,
K. Kagota,
T. Hayashi
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 28 • No. 3
July 1992
Vol. 28 • No. 3
July 1992
Ardea
Clinostomum complanatum
Egretta
Japan
natural infection
Nycticorax
wild egrets