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<journal-id>1870-3453</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de biodiversidad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Biodiv.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-3453</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Biología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1870-34532016000100255</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1016/j.rmb.2016.01.017</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The role of Phyllocaulis variegatus (Mollusca: Veronicellidae) in the transmission of digenean parasites]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El papel de Phyllocaulis variegatus (Mollusca: Veronicellidae) en la transmisión de parásitos digéneos]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valente]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Romina]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Diaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julia Inés]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salomón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Oscar Daniel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Navone]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Graciela Teresa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="A01">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud de la Nación Instituto Nacional de Medicina Tropical ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Puerto Iguazú Provincia de Misiones]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<aff id="A02">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de La Plata Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Plata Buenos Aires]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>87</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>255</fpage>
<lpage>257</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000100255&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000100255&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000100255&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Ninety-five veronicellid slugs identified as Phyllocaulis variegatus were collected in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province, Argentina. Specimens were examined for parasites. Metacercariae of the genus Brachylaima (Brachylaimidae) were recovered from the body cavity near the female genital pore. The results establish the capability of P. variegatus to act as an intermediate host of Brachylaima sp. in the area. This study represents the first record of metacercariae of Brachylaima sp. in Argentina.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Noventa y cinco babosas terrestres de la familia Veronicellidae identificadas como Phyllocaulis variegatus fueron recolectadas en Puerto Iguazú, provincia de Misiones, Argentina para ser examinadas en busca de parásitos. Las metacercarias del género Brachylaima fueron halladas en la cavidad del cuerpo cerca del poro genital femenino. Este resultado establece la capacidad de P. variegatus de actuar como hospedador intermediario de Brachylaima sp. en el área y representa el primer registro de metacercarias de Brachylaima sp. en Argentina.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Brachylaima sp.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Metacercariae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Phyllocaulis variegatus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Intermediate host]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Argentina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Brachylaima sp.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Metacercaria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Phyllocaulis variegatus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Hospedador intermediario]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Argentina]]></kwd>
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