parasite-identification

Juniper Publishers

Wildlife & Biodiversity - Juniper Publishers Abstract With the devaluing of the skills of morphological taxonomists misidentification of parasites appears to be increasing. In this paper examples from the acanthocephalan literature are reported. The need for morphological taxonomic expertise is emphasised including the importance of examining specimens. Keywords: Helminth misidentification; …

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