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A key is presented to the plerocercoids of the three species of Diphyllobothrium frequently occurring in fishes of Europe and North America. The key is intended for use by both helminthologists and fish biologists. It is designed in four parts: readily visible features of gross-morphology; body-size and site data; features of gross-morphology more clearly seen under the scanning electron microscope; and features visible in histological sections.
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Andersen, K.I., Gibson, D.I. A key to three species of larval Diphyllobothrium Cobbold, 1858 (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea) occurring in European and North American freshwater fishes. Syst Parasitol 13, 3–9 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00006946
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