The production of cercariae by a strigeid mother sporocyst

TitleThe production of cercariae by a strigeid mother sporocyst
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1958
AuthorsHussey KL, Cort WWalter, Ameel DJ
JournalJournal of Parasitology
Volume44
Pagination289-291
KeywordsTREMATODES
Abstract

During a routine examination for larval trematodes of a collection of Lymnaea stagnalis apressa Say from Douglas Lake, Michigan, a snail was discovered that harbored a double infection of strigeoids, viz, Diplostomum flexicaudum (Cort and Brooks, 1928) and Cotylurus flabelliformis (Faust, 1917). A mother sporocyst of C. flabelliformis was found between the body and digestive gland of this snail and was removed intact (Fig. 1). ... We know of no other instance where daughter sporocysts and cercariae have been found in the same mother sporocyst.