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The distribution of Posthodiplostomum cuticola metacercariae in young-of-the-year cyprinid fishes |
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| Authors: | M Ondra&#;ková †‡ P Jurajda † M Gelnar |
| Institution: | Department of Zoology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic;Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Květná8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic |
| Abstract: | The lowest frequency of metacercariae of Posthodiplostomum cuticola on the bodies of six young-of-the-year cyprinid species was found on the head and ventral body. Metacercariae distribution differed among host species which may have been related to the behaviour of the fish host. |
| Keywords: | juvenile fishes Cyprinidae parasite Trematoda |