Liolope copulans
Liolope copulans is a species of a trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Liolopidae.
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| Family: | Liolopidae |
| Genus: | Liolope |
| Species: | L. copulans |
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| Liolope copulans Cohn, 1902 | |
Baba et al. (2011) classified this species in the family Liolopidae, superfamily Diplostomoidea.[1]
Life cycle
The first intermediate hosts of Liolope copulans include freshwater snails Semisulcospira libertina.[1]
The second (experimental) intermediate host include fish Nipponocypris sieboldii and Rhynchocypris lagowskii.[1]
The final hosts include Japanese giant salamander Andrias japonicus.[1]
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References
- Baba T., Hosoi M., Urabe M., Shimazu T., Tochimoto T. & Hasegawa H. (2011). "Liolope copulans (Trematoda: Digenea: Liolopidae) parasitic in Andrias japonicus (Amphibia: Caudata: Cryptobranchidae) in Japan: Life cycle and systematic position inferred from morphological and molecular evidence". Parasitology International 60(2): 181–192. doi:10.1016/j.parint.2011.02.002. PMID 21345377.
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