Centrocestus_armatus

<i>Centrocestus armatus</i>

Centrocestus armatus

Species of fluke

Centrocestus armatus is a species of trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Heterophyidae.

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Distribution

This species occurs in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Southeast Asia.[1]

Life cycle

The first intermediate hosts of Centrocestus armatus include freshwater snails Semisulcospira libertina.[2]

The second intermediate hosts include fish Nipponocypris temminkii and Zacco platypus.[1]

The final hosts include Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax.[1]

It may infect humans.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Komatsu S., Kimura D., Paller V. G. V. & Uga S. (2014). "Dynamics of Centrocestus armatus Transmission in Endemic River in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan". Tropical Medicine and Health 42(1): 35-42. doi:10.2149/tmh.2013-34.
  2. [2]
    Paller V. G., Kimura D. & Uga S. (2007). "Infection dynamics of Centrocestus armatus cercariae (Digenea: Heterophyidae) to second intermediate fish hosts". Journal of Parasitology 93(2): 436–439. doi:10.1645/GE-997R.1.

Further reading

  • Kimura D. & Uga S. (2005). "Epidemiological study on Centrocestus armatus metacercariae in Chikusa River, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan". Tropical Medicine and Health 33:7–11.
  • Paller V. G. V. & Uga S. (2008). "Attachment and Penetration of Centrocestus armatus (Digenea: Heterophyidae) Cercariae to Gills of Secondary Intermediate Fish Hosts". Journal of Parasitology 94(3): 578–583. doi:10.1645/GE-1402.1.


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