The Journal of parasitologyAnimalsPhylogenyMuseumsDNAHelminth
NEW FACES IN AN OLD GENUS: MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND NEW MATERIALS REVEAL NEW DIVERSITY OF ALARIA AND AN UPDATED KEY TO SPECIES.
Maggie A Young, Sarah A Orlofske, Robert C Jadin, Vasyl V Tkach, Stephen E Greiman, Sean A Locke, Thayane F Fernandes, Sara V Brant, Kimberly M Bates, Michelle Michalski, Tyler J Achatz
Published: 202510.1645/24-143
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Alaria is a small genus of diplostomids that infect the intestines of mammalian definitive hosts. The life cycles of Alaria spp. require amphibian second intermediate hosts. However, snakes and small mammals often serve as paratenic hosts,…
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