Centrocestus armatus

Centrocestus armatus is a species of trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Heterophyidae.

Centrocestus armatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Trematoda
Subclass:	Digenea
Order:	Opisthorchiida
Family:	Heterophyidae
Genus:	Centrocestus
Species:	C. armatus
Binomial name
Centrocestus armatus

Distribution

This species occurs in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Southeast Asia.[1]

Life cycle

The first intermediate hosts of Centrocestus armatus include freshwater snails Semisulcospira libertina.[2]

The second intermediate host include fish Nipponocypris temminkii and Zacco platypus.[1]

The final hosts include Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax.[1]

It may infect humans.[1]

References

1. Komatsu S., Kimura D., Paller V. G. V. & Uga S. (2014). "Dynamics of Centrocestus armatus Transmission in Endemic River in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan". Tropical Medicine and Health 42(1): 35-42. doi:10.2149/tmh.2013-34.
2. Paller V. G., Kimura D. & Uga S. (2007). "Infection dynamics of Centrocestus armatus cercariae (Digenea: Heterophyidae) to second intermediate fish hosts". Journal of Parasitology 93(2): 436–439. doi:10.1645/GE-997R.1.

Further reading

• Kimura D. & Uga S. (2005). "Epidemiological study on Centrocestus armatus metacercariae in Chikusa River, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan". Tropical Medicine and Health 33:7–11.
• Paller V. G. V. & Uga S. (2008). "Attachment and Penetration of Centrocestus armatus (Digenea: Heterophyidae) Cercariae to Gills of Secondary Intermediate Fish Hosts". Journal of Parasitology 94(3): 578–583. doi:10.1645/GE-1402.1.