Preface 

 to Translation 



Translation of this monograph, undoubtedly the most valuable one 

 written to date on this group of parasites, was undertaken as part of a long-term 

 research project on the systematics, host-speciflclty and zoogeography of mono- 

 genetic trematodes. ^ Translation and editing were accomplished in the following 

 manner: 



1. Having previously checked difficult words, Oustinoff read 



sight translation to Hargls. 



2. Hargis, partially editing, wrote translation in long hand. 



3. Hargis and Oustinoff edited this manuscript and Hargls put 

 translation on tape. 



4. Miss Conner transcribed translation from tape to first 



typescript. 



5. Hargis edited typescript again. 



6. Miss Conner retyped. 



7. Hargls and Oustinoff re -edited by comparing typescript with 



book for content. 



8. Typescript retyped by Miss Conner. 



9. Dr. and Mrs. Oustinoff re -edited against text. 



10. Hargls again edited typescript for final corrections. 



This project, begun in September of 1958, has taken over two and 

 one -half years to complete. 



A conscious effort has been made to keep this translation as near 

 the original as possible. It Is probably Inevitable, however, that some of the 

 nuances of meaning In the original have been distorted or lost. For this we apologize 

 to Dr. Bychowsky and the reader. 



Virginia Institute of Marine Science Translation Series, Number 1. 



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 Translation and editing supported by funds from Grant No. E-2389 of the National 



Institutes of Health. Publication under auspices of AIBS Translation Series supported 



by Grant No. G14802 from the National Science Foundation. 



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Chairman, Department of Modern Languages, College of William and Mary, 

 Williamsburg. 



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