Leucochloridium is a genus of parasitic trematode worms in the order Diplostomida. It Is the sole genus in the family Leucochloridiidae.[2] 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.
Leucochloridium | |
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Leucochloridium paradoxum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Order: | Diplostomida |
Suborder: | Diplostomata |
Superfamily: | Brachylaimoidea |
Family: | Leucochloridiidae Poche, 1907[1] |
Genus: | Leucochloridium Carus, 1835 |
Species | |
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Species in the genus Leucochloridium include: