Abstract:We report a species of diplostomid fluke recovered from 3 carcasses of wild Korean raccoon dog, <i>Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis</i>, in Korea. A total of 107 diplostomid flukes were recovered from the small intestines of Korean raccoon dogs, which were obtained from the Gangwon Wildlife Medical Rescue Center. Worms fixed with 10% neutral formalin were subjected to microscopic observation and those fixed in 70% ethanol were used for molecular genomic analysis. The worm was divided into 2 separ… Show more
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