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Observations on the biology of Postharmostomum ntowi Hodasi, 1967 (Trematoda: Brachylaimidae) based on intermediate and definitive hosts found in Nigeria Cover

Observations on the biology of Postharmostomum ntowi Hodasi, 1967 (Trematoda: Brachylaimidae) based on intermediate and definitive hosts found in Nigeria

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2023-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 84 - 93
Submitted on: Jul 13, 2022
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Accepted on: Feb 14, 2023
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Published on: Jun 4, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 E. O. Alari, A. P. Ugbomeh, A. O. Awharitoma, E. E. Enabulele, M.S.O. Aisien, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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