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Mark E. Siddall, Sherwin S. Desser, Merogonic Development of Haemogregarina balli (Apicomplexa: Adeleina: Haemogregarinidae) in the Leech Placobdella ornata (Glossiphoniidae), Its Transmission to a Chelonian Intermediate Host and Phylogenetic Implications, The Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 77, No. 3 (Jun., 1991), pp. 426-436
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