Egyptian hoopoe [iupupa epos major] as a new host for stomaletrema All-Irahimi [Hilmy, 1948]

ABSTRACT

One of the species belonging to genus Stomaletrema; S. Ali-Ibrahimi [Hilmy, 1948], is described from the Egyptian hoopoe [Upupa epops major], that was hunted from the area of Edfina, Behaira, Egypt. The characters used for its identification are outlined. It is worth to mention that this trematode worm is recorded for the first time infesting the Egyptian hoopoe