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Discovery of Maritrema jebuensis n. sp. (Digenea: Microphallidae) from the Asian Shore Crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus, in Korea.
Korean J Parasitol. 2010 Dec; 48(4):335-8.KJ

Abstract

Maritrema spp. (Digenea: Microphallidae) are parasites of birds, but have not been found in the Republic of Korea. In this study, metacercariae of Maritrema sp. were discovered in the Asian shore crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus, caught in the mud-flats of Jebu-do, Hwasung-gun, Gyeonggi-do, and the adult flukes were confirmed by experimental infection into mice. Based on the symmetric ribbon-like vitellarium, adult flukes of Maritrema sp. were identified, but did not belong to previously described species in terms of the following morphologic characteristics: ceca reaching to the lateral wall at the anterior border of the ovary; ventral sucker larger than oral sucker; a prominent metraterm; and vitellarium forming a complete ring. Hence, we named this microphallid M. jebuensis n. sp. after the island where the second intermediate hosts were collected. From this study, it has been shown that Maritrema sp. is distributed in Korea and transmitted by the Asian shore crab, H. sanguineus.

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    Authors+Show Affiliations

    Chung OS
    Chungnam Development Institute, Gongju 314-140, Korea.
    Lee HJ
    No affiliation info available
    Sohn WM
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    Lee SH
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    Park IY
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    Oh SA
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    Chai JY
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    Seo M
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    MeSH

    AnimalsBrachyuraDisease Models, AnimalMetacercariaeMiceMice, Inbred ICRRepublic of KoreaTrematodaTrematode Infections

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    21234238

    Citation

    Chung, Ok-Sik, et al. "Discovery of Maritrema Jebuensis N. Sp. (Digenea: Microphallidae) From the Asian Shore Crab, Hemigrapsus Sanguineus, in Korea." The Korean Journal of Parasitology, vol. 48, no. 4, 2010, pp. 335-8.
    Chung OS, Lee HJ, Sohn WM, et al. Discovery of Maritrema jebuensis n. sp. (Digenea: Microphallidae) from the Asian Shore Crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus, in Korea. Korean J Parasitol. 2010;48(4):335-8.
    Chung, O. S., Lee, H. J., Sohn, W. M., Lee, S. H., Park, I. Y., Oh, S. A., Chai, J. Y., & Seo, M. (2010). Discovery of Maritrema jebuensis n. sp. (Digenea: Microphallidae) from the Asian Shore Crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus, in Korea. The Korean Journal of Parasitology, 48(4), 335-8. https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2010.48.4.335
    Chung OS, et al. Discovery of Maritrema Jebuensis N. Sp. (Digenea: Microphallidae) From the Asian Shore Crab, Hemigrapsus Sanguineus, in Korea. Korean J Parasitol. 2010;48(4):335-8. PubMed PMID: 21234238.
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