Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 1 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780851995472)

This book, in three volumes, presents a detailed revision of the systematics and taxonomy of the platyhelminth class Trematoda, subclasses Aspidogastrea and Digenea, with keys for the identification of these parasites at the superfamily, family, subfamily and generic levels.The trematodes are parasitic worms infecting all vertebrate groups and include families of significance to human and animal health, with considerable economic impact. Volume 1 covers the subclass Aspidogastrea and order Strigeida, while the second and third volumes will cover the orders Echinostomida and Plagiorchiida.

Author: David Gibson
ISBN-10: 0851995470
ISBN-13: 9780851995472
Publisher: Cab International
Language: English
Published: 05/14/2002
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.85lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.00w x 1.20d