Prosthogonimus ovatus

Prosthogonimus ovatus is a species of a trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Prosthogonimidae.

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)


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. "Prosthogonimus ovatus", as Bithynia leachei (sic!), accessed July 23, 2011.
  • "Prosthogonimus ovatus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
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