Brachylaima_cribbi

<i>Brachylaima cribbi</i>

Brachylaima cribbi

Species of fluke

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

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Overview

Intermediate hosts for Brachylaima cribbi are terrestrial gastropods, such as Cochlicella acuta, Cernuella virgata and Theba pisana.[2]

Named after Thomas Cribb, a helminthologist at the University of Queensland.

References

  1. [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%5B%5D
  2. [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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