Biology 625
ANIMAL PARASITOLOGY
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Allassostoma magnum
(Paramphistomoidea)



Known definitive hosts: turtles in the families Emydidae and Chelydridae; it is likely that kinosternids also harbor infections
Site of infection: intestinal tract
Typical size: 10-12 mm long x 3-5 mm wide
Distribution: North America
First intermediate host: unknown
Metacercariae: unknown

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Original; photograph by S.J. Upton


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