Prosthogonimus ovatus
| Prosthogonimus ovatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Subclass: | Digenea |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Suborder: | Xiphidiata |
| Superfamily: | Microphalloidea |
| Family: | Prosthogonimidae |
| Genus: | Prosthogonimus |
| Species: | P. ovatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Prosthogonimus ovatus (Rudolphi, 1803) | |
Prosthogonimus ovatus is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Prosthogonimidae.
Life cycle
The first intermediate hosts of Prosthogonimus ovatus include freshwater snails:
The definitive host lives in the oviducts of corn crake Crex crex.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Prosthogonimus ovatus", as Bithynia leachei (sic!), accessed July 23, 2011.
External links
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