Calicophoron daubneyi

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Calicophoron daubneyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Paramphistomidae
Genus: Calicophoron
Species:
C. daubneyi
Binomial name
Calicophoron daubneyi
Dinnik, 1962
Synonyms
  • Paramphistomum daubneyi
  • Paramphistomum daubnei

Calicophoron daubneyi is a species of digenetic trematode in the family Paramphistomidae. [1] The parasite is commonly found infecting cattle, sheep and goats in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.

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References

  1. 1 2 Díaz P. et al. (2007). "Risk periods of infection by Calicophoron daubneyi (Digenea:Paramphistomidae) in cattle from oceanic climate areas". Parasitology Research 101(2): 339-342. doi : 10.1007/s00436-007-0493-z.