<i>Conger myriaster</i>, a new second intermediate host of <i>Heterophyopsis continua</i> (Digenea: Heterophyidae)

Brief Communication


Korean J Parasitol. 1996 Dec;34(4):283-285. English. Published online Dec 20, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1996.34.4.283
Copyright © 1996 by The Korean Society for Parasitology


Conger myriaster, a new second intermediate host of Heterophyopsis continua (Digenea: Heterophyidae)
Ki Hong Kim,^*¹Eun Seok Choi,¹ and Han Jong Rim²
¹Department of Fish Pathology, College of Fisheries Sciences, Pukyong University, Pusan 608-737, Korea.
²Department of Parasitology and Institute for Tropical Endemic Diseases, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul 136-705, Korea.

Received November 09, 1996; Accepted November 29, 1996.
Abstract
Six metacercariae were found from the gill filaments of Conger myriaster purchased at Mokpo City in Korea on 7 September 1996. Based on the morphology of the excysted specimen, we identified them as metacercariae of Heterophyopsis continua. C. myriaster is a new intermediate host of H. continua in the literature.

Figures


	Fig. 1 Diagram of excysted metacercaria of Heterophyopsis continua collected from the gill filaments of Conger myriaster (ventral view, scale bar = 0.3 mm)

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