Plagiorchis peterborensis sp. n. (Trematoda:Plagiorchiidae), a parasite of Lymnaea stagnalis appressa, reared in the laboratory mouse, Mus musculus

Abstract

Cercariae of Plagiorchis peterborensis sp. n. were obtained from Lymnaea stagnalis appressa, and the life cycle was completed using Aedes aegypti larvae and laboratory mice as experimental hosts. Description of the adult is based upon whole mounts and serial sections of 14-day-old worms. P. peterborensis resembles most closely P. muris, but differs in stylet shape, adult dimensions, and egg size.