Biology 625
ANIMAL PARASITOLOGY
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Lymnaeid snails representing potential intermediate hosts for Fasciola hepatica in Kansas



A. Pseudosuccinea columella (susceptible)
B. Fossaria obrussa (refractory)
C. Fossaria bulimoides (susceptible)
D. Fossaria dalli (refractory)
E. Fossaria parva (refractory)

See McKown, R.D. and Ridley, R.K. 1995. Distribution of fasciolosis in Kansas, with results of experimental snail susceptibility studies. Veterinary Parasitology 56: 281-291.

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Original; photograph courtesy Dr. R. D. McKown


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