| distinct distribution of dicrocoelium dendriticum and d. chinensis in iwate prefecture, japan, and a new final host record for d. chinensis. | this study dealt with the morphological and molecular identification of dicrocoelium flukes obtained from japanese serow (capricornis crispus) and sika deer (cervus nippon centralis) in the twelve districts of iwate prefecture, japan. dicrocoelium dendriticum and d. chinensis were exclusively detected in the western, and coastal and eastern areas of iwate prefecture, respectively. this geographically distinct occurrence of the two dicrocoelium species would be associated with the distribution of ... | 2014 | 24998394 |
| morphometry on lancet flukes found in japanese sika deer (cervus nippon centralis) captured in iwate prefecture, japan. | thirty-six flukes were collected from the livers of wild deer (cervus nippon centralis) captured in iwate prefecture, japan, and were served for morphometry. the length and/or the width of the body, suckers, testes, ovary, vitelline glands, cirrus pouch and eggs in the uterus of the flukes were measured. the distance between anterior end of the body and position of the maximal body-width or upper end of the testes were also determined. a remarked morphological characteristic was that the right a ... | 2006 | 16679730 |