Polystoma macrocnemis n. sp. (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) from the Iranian longlegged wood frog Rana macrocnemis (Ranidae) in Turkey
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2001-01
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Springer
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Polystoma macrocnemis n. sp. (Polystomatidae) is described from the urinary bladder of Rana macrocnemis (Ranidae) in Turkey. Its general morphology is similar to that of other members of the genus, but it is distinguished from closely related species by numerical parameters of the hamuli and also by its host species and geographical range.
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Parasitology, Bladder, Anura, Parasitism, Species difference, Species identification, Turkey, Irania, Monogenea, Polystoma, Polystomatidae, Rana macrocnemis, Rana sylvatica, Ranidae
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Biserkov, V. Y. vd. (2001). "Polystoma macrocnemis n. sp (Monogenea : Polystomatidae) from the Iranian longlegged wood frog Rana macrocnemis (Ranidae) in Turkey". Systematic Parasitology, 48(1), 61-66.