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Further study on Physaloptera clausa Rudolphi, 1819 (Spirurida: Physalopteridae) from the Amur hedgehog Erinaceus amurensis Schrenk (Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae)

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In the present study, light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to further study the detailed morphology of Physaloptera clausa Rudolphi, 1819, based on the material collected from the Amur hedgehog E. amurensis Schrenk in China. The results revealed a few previously unreported morphological features and some morphological and morphometric variability between our specimens and the previous studies. The present supplementary morphological characters and morphometric data could help us to recognize this species more accurately.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, 050024, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, P.R. China

    Hui-Xia Chen, Hui-Dong Ju & Liang Li

  2. Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Province, P.R. China

    Yang Li

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Chen, HX., Ju, HD., Li, Y. et al. Further study on Physaloptera clausa Rudolphi, 1819 (Spirurida: Physalopteridae) from the Amur hedgehog Erinaceus amurensis Schrenk (Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae). Acta Parasit. 62, 846–852 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1515/ap-2017-0102

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