Cryptocotyle lata (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) Adult from a Korean Raccoon Dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis

• Published in: Korean journal of parasitology Vol. 59; no. 6; pp. 645 - 649
• Main Authors: Lee, Heon Woo, Hong, Eui Ju, Kim, Hyeon Cheol, Ryu, Si Yun, Park, Bae Keun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) 대한기생충학열대의학회 01.12.2021; The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
• Subjects: Animals; Brief Communication; Heterophyidae; Male; Phylogeny; Raccoon Dogs; Republic of Korea; Trematoda - genetics; Republic of Korea; Korean raccoon dog; Cryptocotyle lata; Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis; natural definitive host; Korea

Total 513 heterophyid flukes were collected from a carcass of wild Korean raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis, in Korea. With morphological and molecular characteristics, the flukes were identified to Cryptocotyle lata. The adult C. lata were minute, transparent, pentagonal, 522 µm long...