Echinostoma bolschewense
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| Echinostoma bolschewense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Echinostomatidae |
| Genus: | Echinostoma |
| Species: | E. bolschewense |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinostoma bolschewense (Kotova, 1939) Nasincova, 1991 | |
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Echinostoma bolschewense is a species of echinostome from the Czech Republic, Russia, and the Slovak Republic.[1][2]
Echinostoma bolschewense has a typical trematode life-cycle; In nature the redia occur in Viviparus contectus and V. acerosus that serve as the first intermediate hosts.[1] These produce cercariae that carry the 37 collar spines (10–13 μm) as is usual in the Echinostoma.[3] The metacercariae can encyst on a wide range of host snails. In nature they have been found on Viviparus contectus, Lymnaea stagnalis, Planorbarius corneus, Physa fontinalis, and Radix auricularia.[1] Mammals serve as the definitive host where the adults can grow up to 12.5 mm.[2] and in which eggs (138–162 μm) are produced.[1]
