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Philophthalmus Species

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  • Kalthoff H et al (1981) Ein ausgereifter Saugwurm der Gattung Philophthalmus unter der Bindehaut des Menschen. Klein Mbl Augenheilk 179:373–375

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  • Literak I et al (2013) Eye trematode infection in small passerines in Peru caused by Philophthalmus lucipetus, an agent with a zoonotic potential spread by an invasive freshwater snail. Parasitol Int 62:390–396

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  • Neal AT et al (2012) Substratum preference of Philophthalmus sp. cercariae for cyst formation under natural and experimental conditions. J Parasitol 98:293–298

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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Philophthalmus Species. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4250-1

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