Biology 625
ANIMAL PARASITOLOGY
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Wardius zibethicus
(Paramphistomoidea)



Definitive host: Ondatra zibethicus (muskrat)
Site of infection: colon
Typical size: 5-10 mm long
Distribution: North America
First intermediate host: Helisoma antrosum is a known host where rediae have been reported
Metacercariae: metacercariae encyst on underwater vegetation

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Original; photograph by S.J. Upton


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