Members of the Diplostomoidea mature in amniotes and employ vertebrates, annelids and
molluscs as second intermediate hosts. Diplostomoid life cycles generally follow a three …

One of the most widely distributed African freshwater fish is the African sharptooth catfish
Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) that is naturally distributed in 8 of the 10 ichthyofaunal regions …

Australia imports a significant amount of edible freshwater fish. The safety of the imported
product is therefore of great importance. Previous research has shown that certain types of …

Controlling pathogens within the aquaculture systems is important to prevent their impact on
both human health and wild native populations. It is not uncommon for aquaculture ponds to …

We investigated the prevalence, morphological characters and molecular classifications of
trematode cercariae in freshwater snails randomly collected from 59 sampling localities in …

Trematodes can increase intraspecific variation in the phenotype of their intermediate snail
host. However, the extent of such phenotypic changes remains unclear. We investigated the …

The genus Clinostomum Leidy, 1856 (Digenea: Clinostomidae) has been reported in all
ecozones of the world and a clear separation between the species of the 'Old World'and …

Clinostomiasis is a zoonotic disease of freshwater fish caused by digenetic trematodes in
the genus Clinostomum. This parasite causes 'Laryngopharyngitis' disease in people and …

Freshwater and marine ecosystems are a suitable habitat for parasitic nematodes of the
genus Contracaecum (family: Anisakidae) to complete their complex life cycle. Several fish …

Abstract Metacercariae of Clinostomum Leidy, 1856 are frequently encountered in
freshwater fish. In 2015, a provisional species of Clinostomum in People's Republic of China …