Guide to the trematodes (Platyhelminthes) that infect the California horn snail (Cerithideopsis californica: Potamididae: Gastropoda) as first intermediate host

• Published in: Zootaxa Vol. 4711; no. 3; p. zootaxa.4711.3.3
• Main Author: Hechinger, Ryan F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand 17.12.2019
• Subjects: Animals; California; Snails - parasitology; Trematoda; Trematode Infections; California; Platyhelminthes, Cerithidea californica, parasites, parasitic castrators, Trematoda, Digenea, biodiversity, estuary, Baja California, indicators

The California horn snail, Cerithideopsis californica, lives in estuarine habitats from California (USA) in North America to Piura (Peru) in South America. Throughout this range, the snail serves as first intermediate host for a diverse guild of digenean trematodes. These parasites are used in teach...