| schistosoma kisumuensis n. sp. (digenea: schistosomatidae) from murid rodents in the lake victoria basin, kenya and its phylogenetic position within the s. haematobium species group. | schistosoma kisumuensis n. sp. is described based on 6 adult males and 2 adult females collected from the circulatory system of 3 murid rodent species, pelomys isseli, mastomys natalensis, and dasymys incomtus. specimens were collected from a single location, nyabera swamp, in kisumu, kenya in the lake victoria basin. this new species is morphologically similar to members of the s. haematobium group, currently represented by 8 species parasitizing artiodactyls and primates, including humans. sch ... | 2009 | 19573258 |