宿:Limpets

C-H Li1, J Bennett1, R Poulin1

  • 1Department of Zoology, https://ror.org/01jmxt844University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Journal of helminthology
|February 23, 2026
PubMed
概括

虫是三级虫传播的重要宿主,庇护着各种寄生虫,如鸟类虫. 这项研究揭示了它们在海洋生态系统中被忽视的作用,对公共卫生和寄生虫生态有影响.

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