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Review Of Echinococcus Species In South Africa, Anna Johanna Maria Verster
Review Of Echinococcus Species In South Africa, Anna Johanna Maria Verster
Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty and Staff Publications
1. The nominate subspecies of E. granulosus (Batsch, 1786) is redesignated from the type locality, Europe.
2. Five subspecies of E. granulosus are described from South African carnivores: E. g. granulosus, E. g. africanus, E. g. felidis, E. g. lycaontis and E. g. ortleppi.
3. E. g. granulosus has so far only been recovered from the Transvaal; E. g. ortleppi appears to be restricted to the Transvaal; E. g. africanus occurs in the Orange Free State and the Transvaal; E. g. lycaontis and E. g. felidis like their definitive hosts are restricted to the Transvaal.
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