| natural and experimental infection of planorbids from the island of santa catarina (brazil). | studies of eight localities on the island of santa catarina revealed the presence of three species of the molluscan family planorbidae: biomphalaria tenagophila, drepanotrema cimex and biomphalaria oligoza, the first one being naturally infected by cercaria ocellifera, a furcocercaria with morphological characteristics of cercaria caratinguensis, and by an unknown furcocercaria. drepanotrema cimex was infected by a furcocercaria with characteristics of c. caratinguensis and by c. macrogranulosa. ... | 1992 | 1342085 |