Brachylaima cribbi

Brachylaima cribbi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Subclass: Digenea
Family: Brachylaimidae
Genus: Brachylaima
Species: B. cribbi
Binomial name
Brachylaima cribbi
A.R. Butcher, 2003[1]

Brachylaima cribbi is a species of terrestrial trematode parasite in family Brachylaimidae.

Overview

Intermediate hosts for Brachylaima cribbi are terrestrial snails Cochlicella acuta, Cernuella virgata and Theba pisana.[2] Named after Thomas Cribb, helminthologist at UQ.

References

  1. Butcher, A.R. & Grove, D.I. (2001). Description of the life-cycle stages of Brachylaima cribbi n. sp. (Digenea: Brachylaimidae) derived from eggs recovered from human faeces in Australia. Systematic Parasitology 49: 211-221. http://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/37914/5/04chapter03.pdf
  2. Butcher A. R. & Grove D. I.: Seasonal variation in rates of sporocyst and metacercarial infection by Brachylaima cribbi in helicid and hygromiid land snails on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. - Australian Journal of Zoology, 2006, 53(6): 375–382.

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