Artyfechinostomum malayanum is a species of digenetic trematode in the family Echinostomatidae.
| Artyfechinostomum malayanum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Echinostomatidae |
| Genus: | Artyfechinostomum |
| Species: | A. malayanum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Artyfechinostomum malayanum | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
The known first intermediate host of Artyfechinostomum malayanum include freshwater snails Indoplanorbis exustus and Gyraulus convexiusculus.[2]
The ceraciae can also infect gastropods Pila scutata, Lymnaea cumingiana and Digoniostoma pulchella.[2]
References
edit- ^ Mendheim, H. (1943). "Beiträge zur Systematic und Biologie der Familie Echinostomatidae (Trematoda)". Archiv für Naturgeschichte (in German). 12: 175–302.
- ^ a b c Chai, J. Y.; Shin, E. H.; Lee, S. H.; Rim, H. J. (2009). "Foodborne Intestinal Flukes in Southeast Asia". The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 47 (Supplement): S69–102. doi:10.3347/kjp.2009.47.S.S69. PMC 2769220. PMID 19885337.
 | This Trematoda (fluke)- related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |