Acanthatrium hitaensis
| Acanthatrium hitaensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Subclass: | Digenea |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Superfamily: | Hemiuroidea |
| Family: | Lecithodendriidae |
| Genus: | Acanthatrium |
| Species: | A. hitaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthatrium hitaensis Koga, 1953 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Acanthatrium hitaense | |
Acanthatrium hitaensis is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Lecithodendriidae.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in Japan[1] and Thailand.[2]
Life cycle
The first intermediate hosts of Acanthatrium hitaensis include freshwater snails Semisulcospira libertina[1] and Tarebia granifera.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Besprozvannykh V. V., Ngo H., Ha N., Hung N., Rozhkovan K. & Ermolenko A. (2013). "Descriptions of digenean parasites from three snail species, Bithynia fuchsiana (Morelet), Parafossarulus striatulus Benson and Melanoides tuberculata Müller, in North Vietnam". Helminthologia 50(3): 190–204. doi:10.2478/s11687-013-0131-5
- 1 2 Dechruksa W., Krailas D., Ukong S., Inkapatanakul W. & Koonchornboon T. (2007). "Trematode infections of the freshwater snail family Thiaridae in the Khek River, Thailand". The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 38(6): 1016-1028. PDF.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, November 27, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.