Biology 625
ANIMAL PARASITOLOGY
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Prosthogonimus macrorchis (oviduct fluke)
(Plagiorchiformes)



Definitive hosts: galliform, anseriform, and passeriform birds
Site of infection: oviducts and cloacal region
Typical size: 8-12 mm long
Distribution: North America
First intermediate host: snails of the genus Amnicola
Metacercariae: metacercariae develop within dragonfly nymphs after being pulled into the rectal branchial chamber

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Original; photograph by S.J. Upton


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