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Diplostomum spathaceum (Rud. 1819): effect of miracidial age and lifespan on miracidial infectivity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

G. D. B. Waadu
G. D. B. Waadu
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB9 2TN, Scotland, UK
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Abstract

Experiments were performed to study the effect of age and lifespan on the infection success of Diplostomum spathaceum miracidia. Specimens of Lymnaea peregra and L. stagnalis were individually exposed to single miracidia of D. spathaceum of different ages under conditions of constant illumination at 20°C. The life-span of the free-swimming miracidium of D. spathaceum is 24 h at 20°C. It was observed that as the miracidium ages, its ability to successfully infect snails declines rapidly.

Keywords

Diplostomum spathaceummiracidiainfectivityLymnaea peregraLymnaea stagnalis
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 65 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 28 - 30
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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