In just over a decade, the use of molecular approaches for the recognition of parasites has
become commonplace. For trematodes, the internal transcribed spacer region of ribosomal …

The application of molecular systematics to the parasitic Platyhelminthes (Cestoda, Digenea
and Monogenea) over the last decade has advanced our understanding of their …

The phylum Platyhelminthes is a diverse group of flatworms that includes parasites with
serious impacts on human health, animal husbandry, aquaculture and wildlife management …

We examined the relative merits of mitochondrial DNA loci and ribosomal DNA internal
transcribed spacers for their use in prospecting for cryptic species of platyhelminth parasites …

The systematics of Diplostomum species, common intestinal parasites of piscivorous birds,
has long been problematic, owing to phenotypic plasticity and the paucity of morphological …

A phylogenetic study of 8 North American and European species of frog lung flukes
belonging to Haematoloechus was conducted using approximately 850 to 1,000 bases of …

abstract The separation of Clinostomum complanatum Rudolphi, 1814 and Clinostomum
marginatum Rudolphi, 1819 has long been unclear. Recent data confirm the validity of the …

Food-borne trematodiases still remain a public health problem world-wide, despite changes
in eating habits, alterations in social and agricultural practices, health education …

Digenean trematode distributions, compatibility profiles with their snail hosts, and complete
life cycles remain mysteries in many parts of the world. Surveys of digenean biology and …

The type material of Polylekithum ictaluri, P. halli, and Maculifer chandleri was examined
from the United States National Parasite Museum, and we determined that the material was …