Karam, Jalil S2015-02-232015-02-2319521952b14763643https://hdl.handle.net/2144/10543Thesis (M.A.)--Boston UniversityThe Bracunculoida contain four genera, namely Drucunculus, Philometra, Micropleura, and Avioserpens. Dracunculus, being the most widespread and the most important to man, has been intensely studies with specific techniques as to its mode of infection and life cycle. [TRUNCATED]en-USBased on investigation of the BU Libraries' staff, this work is free of known copyright restrictions.Thesis/Dissertation