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First record of Metapolystoma (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) from Boophis tree frogs in Madagascar, with the description of five new species

  • 1. Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X 6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
  • 2. Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X 6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa & University of Perpignan Via Domitia Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements M´editerran´eens, UMR 5110, F-66860, Perpignan, France & CNRS, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements M´editerran´eens, UMR 5110, F-66860, Perpignan, France
  • 3. Department of Animal Biology, University of Antananarivo, BP 566, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
  • 4. Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X 6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa & South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Makhanda, 6140, South Africa

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Landman, Willem, Verneau, Olivier, Raharivololoniaina, Liliane, Preez, Louis du (2021): First record of Metapolystoma (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) from Boophis tree frogs in Madagascar, with the description of five new species. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 14: 161-178, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.01.012, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.01.012

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