The life cycle of Rubenstrema opisthovitellinum Sołtys, 1954 (Trematoda: Omphalometridae)
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
1808031
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- MeSH
- Culex parasitology MeSH
- Snails parasitology MeSH
- Trematode Infections parasitology veterinary MeSH
- Cricetinae MeSH
- Mesocricetus MeSH
- Larva parasitology MeSH
- Shrews parasitology MeSH
- Trematoda anatomy & histology growth & development MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Cricetinae MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
The life cycle of Rubenstrema opisthovitellinum Sołtys, 1954, a parasite of shrews, is elucidated. The following developmental stages are described in detail: daughter sporocyst, cercaria, metacercaria, and adult. The freshwater snail Planorbarius corneus was found to be the first intermediate host in nature. The metacercariae were obtained from the larvae of mosquitoes Culex molestus and only exceptionally from snails Physa acuta. The adults were obtained from the small intestine of hamsters Mesocricetus auratus. The life cycle and the larval stages of R. opisthovitellinum are described for the first time.
