Journal of Helminthology

Table of Contents - 1967 - Volume 41, Issue 04  

Research Article

Digenetic Trematodes from the Domestic Fowl in Ghana

J. K. M. Hodasia1

a1 Department of Zoology, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

1. Two new species (Postharmostomum ntowi and Eptsthmium ghanense) and one previously described species (Episthmium africanum) of digenetic trematodes are recorded from the domestic fowl in Ghana.

2. A key has been provided for identification of all the species of Postharmostomum occurring in chickens.

3. Episthmium africanum is recorded for the first time from the domestic fowl.