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The Effect of Light on the Emergence of Cercaria pygocytophora, a Furcocercaria from Planorbis carinatus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

Helga M. T. Frankland
Helga M. T. Frankland
Affiliation:
University College of North Staffordshire
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Extract

C. pygocytophora emerges from P. carinatus predominantly in the dark, independently of the time of day, and in the absence of temperature variation.

C. Pygocytophora shows strong negative phototaxis.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , June 1956 , pp. 33 - 40
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1956

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