Superfamily Microphalloidea Genus Prosthogonimus Rank Species | Suborder Xiphidiata Phylum Platyhelminthes | |
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Similar Digenea, Echinostoma, Dicrocoelium, Davaineidae, Plagiorchiida | ||
Prosthogonimus ovatus is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, 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
Prosthogonimus ovatus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA