Prosthogonimus ovatus

Prosthogonimus ovatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Trematoda
Order:	Plagiorchiida
Family:	Prosthogonimidae
Genus:	Prosthogonimus
Species:	P. ovatus
Binomial name
	Prosthogonimus ovatus; (Rudolphi, 1803)

Last updated September 09, 2025

Prosthogonimus ovatus is a species of a trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Prosthogonimidae.

Life cycle

The first intermediate hosts of Prosthogonimus ovatus include freshwater snails:

The definitive host lives in the oviducts of corn crake Crex crex.

References

1 2 3 4 "Prosthogonimus ovatus", as Bithynia leachei (sic!), accessed July 23, 2011.

External links

"Prosthogonimus ovatus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

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[wildlife1-1] 1 2 3 4 "Prosthogonimus ovatus", as Bithynia leachei (sic!), accessed July 23, 2011.

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Prosthogonimus ovatus

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Life cycle

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