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Amphilinidea Effects on the Host

Klaus Rohde

Effects on the host have been studied by Russian workers on Amphilina foliacea infecting sturgeon. Worms in the body cavity penetrate the liver, gonads and muscles, leading to hyperaemia and haemorrhages followed by extensive inflammation. Capsules are formed around the parasites, which, however, continue to grow, and which can leave the capsule. Haemoglobin levels, the number of red blood cells, fat content etc. are also affected (Andreev and Markov, 1971; Popova and Davydov, 1988).

References

Andreev, V. V. and Markov, G. S. (1971). [Influence of some helminths on sturgeons]. Zoologicheskij Zhurnal 50, 15-24 (In Russian).

Popova, L. B. and Davydov, V. G. (1988). Studies on localization of Amphilina foliacea (Amphilinidae Dubinina, 1974) in definitive hosts. Helminthologia 25, 129-138.

Rohde, K. (1994). The minor groups of parasitic Platyhelminthes. Advances in Parasitology 33, 145- 234.

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Klaus Rohde
University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

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