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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2015): Rev. Arg. Parasitol.

Larval digenean stages (Trematoda) that parasited Biomphalaria peregrina, peregrina, D’Orbigny, 1835 (Mollusca, Planorbidae) in the Southeast of the Buenos Aires province (Argentina)

  • Manuela Parietti
  • Matías Merlo
  • Jorge Etchegoin
Submitted
July 21, 2026
Published
2026-10-07

Abstract

Parasitological examination of Biomphalaria peregrina (D’Orbigny, 1835) (Mollusca, Planorbidae) from freshwater environments of the Buenos Aires province (Argentina), revealed the presence of three new larval stages of digeneans which were described and compared. One xiphidiocercaria, one cercaria belonging to the Echinostomatidae family and one metacercaria belonging to the Strigeidae family were recorded.

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