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First description of the adult stage of Clinostomum cutaneum Paperna, 1964 (Digenea: Clinostomidae) from grey herons Ardea cinerea L. and a redescription of the metacercaria from the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (L.) in Kenya

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The combined use of morphological and molecular studies allowed for the first time the recognition and description of the adult stage of Clinostomum cutaneum Paperna, 1964 from the grey heron Ardea cinerea L. in Kenya. A redescription of the metacercaria that infect Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (L.) from the same aquatic environment is also presented. C. cutaneum differs from all other species of Clinostomum Leidy, 1856 in the shape of its uterus. Sequencing the rRNA confirmed the morphological similarity between adults from the grey heron and the metacercarial stage from tilapia, and a level of genetic similarity with the other previously sequenced Clinostomum spp. was observed. The need for a reorganisation of Clinostomum using both morphological and molecular methods is highlighted.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge funding from the European Community under the sixth Framework Programme for Specific Targeted Research Project for the Integrated Project BOMOSA, INCO-CT-2006-032103. Disclaimer: the views expressed in this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission. Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of the information contained herein.

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    Andrea Gustinelli, Monica Caffara, Daniela Florio & Maria L. Fioravanti

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya

    Elick O. Otachi & Euty M. Wathuta

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Gustinelli, A., Caffara, M., Florio, D. et al. First description of the adult stage of Clinostomum cutaneum Paperna, 1964 (Digenea: Clinostomidae) from grey herons Ardea cinerea L. and a redescription of the metacercaria from the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (L.) in Kenya. Syst Parasitol 76, 39–51 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-010-9231-5

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