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Clinostomid Metacercariae (Clinostomidae Lühe, 1901) in Fishes of Lake Tana (Ethiopia)

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A study of 2536 fish specimens of 22 species from Lake Tana in Ethiopia has revealed the presence of five species of clinostomid metacercariae represented by two genera: Clinostomum complanatum (from Enteromius humilis, E. tanapelagius, and Garra tana), Euclinostomum sp. and Clinostomum brieni (from Clarias gariepinus), and C. phalacrocoracis and Euclinostomum heterostomum (from Oreochromis niloticus). Morphological descriptions of the detected metacercariae, including the indication of their occurrence, mean invasion intensities, and tissue-use, are given.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank A.A. Darkov and F.N. Shkil’ (Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences) and Eshetu Degen (Bahir Dar Fish and Other Aquatic Life Research Center, ARARI, Ethiopia) for assistance in organizing expeditions and research in Lake Tana.

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This study was supported as part of the Joint Ethiopian–Russian Biological Expedition (JERBE-II).

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Zhokhov, A.E., Morozova, D.A. Clinostomid Metacercariae (Clinostomidae Lühe, 1901) in Fishes of Lake Tana (Ethiopia). Inland Water Biol 13, 279–290 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082920020157

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