New Records of Digenean Parasites ofClarias gariepinus(Pisces: Clariidae) from the Okavango Delta, Botswana, with Description ofThaparotrema botswanensissp. n. (Plathelminthes: Trematoda)
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Fish trypanosomes from the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
During 2001 and 2002, blood smears from 37 of 120 fishes belonging to 10 species captured in the Okavango Delta region of Botswana, were found to harbour trypanosomes. These trypanosomes displayed differing staining properties, were morphometrically variable, and ranged in total length from 29.5 to 80.8 microm. Mixed populations of the smaller and larger trypanosomes were found in most fish exa...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Invertebrates
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1681-5556,2305-2562
DOI: 10.5733/afin.054.0210