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Experimental transmission ofAcanthocephalus anguillae (Palaeacanthocephala)

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It appears that the fingerlings of goldfish and carp were unsuitable hosts, which did not promote the normal development of the worms including their reproductive maturity. Further investigations are currently in progress using larger fish as experimental hosts and additional species of Acanthocephala.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Spezielle Zoologie und Parasitologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Postfach 1021 48, 4630, Bochum 1, Federal Republic of Germany

    Horst Taraschewski

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Taraschewski, H. Experimental transmission ofAcanthocephalus anguillae (Palaeacanthocephala). Z. Parasitenkd. 71, 825–828 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00926808

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