Prosthogonimus ovatus
| Prosthogonimus ovatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes
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| Class: | Trematoda
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| Order: | |
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| Superfamily: | Microphalloidea
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| Family: | |
| Genus: | Prosthogonimus
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| Species: | P. ovatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Prosthogonimus ovatus (Rudolphi, 1803)
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Prosthogonimus ovatus is a species of a trematodes, or fluke worms, 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[]
- ^ a b c d "Prosthogonimus ovatus", as Bithynia leachei (sic!), accessed July 23, 2011.
External links[]
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