Opecoelidae trematodes represent one of the most diverse families of parasitic flatworms infecting marine fish, and their study is central to understanding parasitic life cycles in aquatic ecosystems.

1. The cuticula of trematodes and cestodes is not homologous to that of other worms and of arthropods. 2. The cuticula of trematodes and cestodes is the peripheral portion of the parenchyma, being ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Prosthodendrium (Paralecithodendrium) thapari n. sp. and Achitrema lucknowensis n. sp. from the small intestine of a yellow bat, Nycticeius ...

Using heatmaps, CU Boulder researchers find that certain parasites congregate in certain parts of amphibians’ bodies, often to dire physical consequences Trematodes, also known as flukes, are a class ...

In estuaries around the world, tiny trematode worms take over the bodies of aquatic snails. These parasitic flatworms invade the snail’s body and use its systems to support their colony, sometimes for ...

In 2014, a team of researchers found that clams from the Holocene Epoch (that began 11,700 years ago) contained clues about how sea level rise due to climate change could foreshadow a rise in ...

Parasitic worms may possess warrior castes just as social insects do — fearsome soldiers that rip and swallow enemies with their mouths to protect their colonies. These bloodsucking worms could shed ...