Localization of Philophthalmus hegeneri Penner and Fried, 1963 in the eye of the domestic chick

Observations on the localization of Philophthalmus hegeneri (Trematoda) in the orbit of the domestic chick were made. Within one week postinfection, approximately 50% of the recovered flukes were in the Harderian gland, Harderian duct and vestibule, and the remainder on nictitating membranes. Within 2 to 3 week post-infection most flukes were on nictitating membranes. A consistent directional orientation of flukes towards the Harderian gland was not observed. Observations reported herein suggest significant microhabitat differences between this fluke and the related species, P. megalurus.

Title	Localization of Philophthalmus hegeneri Penner and Fried, 1963 in the eye of the domestic chick
Creator	Fried, Bernard
Creator	Lauer, D. M.
Publisher	Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science
Academic Department	Biology
Division	Natural Sciences
Organization	Lafayette College
Date Issued	1974
Date Available	2015-03-17T17:58:43Z
Type	Article
Language	English
Bibliographic Citation	Lauer, D. M. and B. Fried (1974) "Localization of Philophthalmus hegeneri Penner and Fried, 1963 in the eye of the domestic chick." Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science 48: 98-100.
Standard Identifier	Handle 10385/1730
Permalink	http://hdl.handle.net/10385/1730
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