Two new metacercariae of the genus Apatemon (Trematoda: Strigeidae) from fi shes of Lake Tana, Ethiopia
A.E. Zhokhov, D.A. Miretskaya, M.N. Pugacheva & A. Tessema
Abstract. Apatemon tilapiae n. sp. metacercaria and Apatemon barbusi n. sp. metacercaria from fishes of Tana Lake (Ethiopia) are described.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2008, 17(1): 139-143 ▪ Published in print 23 November 2008
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2008.17.1.139 ▪ Open full article 
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