Free-swimming stage of the trematode parasite. A single infected snail can release thousands of these tailed-stage parasites into the water every day. At this stage the parasite swims out from an ...

In some estuarine systems, the biomass of parasites is comparable to that of top predators (Kuris et al. 2008). Yearly productivity of trematode parasites, for example, was higher than the biomass ...

To better comprehend the ‘hidden’ influence of parasites in community and ecosystem ecology, we use two empirical host-parasite systems from freshwater habitats: trematode parasites in pond ...

Further research on the trematode Levinseniella byrdi and its amphipod host Orchestia grillus revealed that the parasite alters the host's coloration and behavior, making it more conspicuous to ...

A study on the Californian coast found the sheer mass of parasites exceeded that of top predators. In particular, the biomass of trematodes was greater than that of birds, fish, burrowing shrimps ...

Infections from the parasites typically occur through ingestion of contaminated fish, crustaceans, or plants carrying the larvae of trematodes. It is estimated that about 100 species of foodborne ...

Context: Fish-borne trematode is a worldwide problem ... Results: Degeneration of the parasites was slowed by cooling: degeneration of all metacercariae took approximately 5 hours in the ...