Description:Intended for research scientists in all branches of biological parasitology, this book explores various topics from the field. Among those discussed are the dactlosomatidae and the life cycles of representative species of their genera, the synthesis and catabolism of amino acids in helminths, the effects of marine pollution on the parasites of marine animals, the infection of inbred mice with ''schistosoma japonicum'', and the biology, physiology and development of helminths cultivated on chick embryo, relating these to the structure, physiology and biochemistry of embryo membranes.