Prosthogonimus ovatus
Prosthogonimus ovatus is a species of a trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Prosthogonimidae.
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Genus: | Prosthogonimus |
Species: | P. ovatus |
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Prosthogonimus ovatus (Rudolphi, 1803) | |
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
- "Prosthogonimus ovatus", as Bithynia leachei (sic!), accessed July 23, 2011.
External links
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