Leucochloridiidae {family} - Platyhelminthes; Trematoda; Diplostomida;

Genera (3)
  1. Leucochloridium [123]
  2. Urogonimus [26]
  3. Urotocus [8]

Leucochloridium is a genus of parasitic trematode worms in the order Diplostomida. It Is the sole genus in the family Leucochloridiidae. Members of this genus cause pulsating swellings in the eye-stalks of snails (a phenomenon colloquially called a zombie snail), so as to attract the attention of predatory birds required in the parasites' lifecycle. full article at Wikipedia

Specimen Records: 157 Public Records: 135
Specimens with Sequences: 115 Public Species: 10
Specimens with Barcodes: 31 Public BINs: 2
Species: 10          
Species With Barcodes: 3          
           

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images representing subtaxa of Leucochloridiidae
(Leucochloridium - L.Jj.Cl.FOR.168.1) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons – Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2016) Sean Locke University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (Urogonimus - L.Pd.EDM.KB047.2) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011) Sean Locke Environment Canada
(Urogonimus)
  Sample ID:
L.Pd.EDM.KB047.2
  License:
CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011)
  License Holder:
Sean Locke, Environment Canada




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