Biology:Diplostomum baeri

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Short description: Species of flatworm

Diplostomum baeri
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Diplostomida
Family: Diplostomidae
Genus: Diplostomum
Species:
D. baeri
Binomial name
Diplostomum baeri
Dubois, 1937
Synonyms

Diplostomulum baeri (Dubois, 1937) ·

Diplostomum baeri is a species of flatworm belonging to the family Diplostomidae.[1]

Subspecies
  • Diplostomum baeri bucculentum Dubois & Rausch, 1948
  • Diplostomum baeri eucaliae Hoffman & Hundley, 1957

It is a type of fluke that infects the eyeballs of some fish and snails.[2]

Distribution

The type locality is contained in Switzerland.

Hosts

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2116023 entry