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Larval development of Paratanaisia bragai (Santos) (Digenea, Eucotylidae) under experimental conditions

The larval development of Paratanaisia bragai was studied by means of experimental infections of Subulina octona, and it was completed 40 days post-infection, with encystment of the metacercaria. The morphology of the larval stages and the site of infection in the snail host were documented through of photomicrography.

Larval stages; digenetic trematode; snail host


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