Biology:Philophthalmus lacrimosus
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Short description: Species of fluke
| Philophthalmus lacrimosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Philophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Philophthalmus |
| Species: | P. lacrimosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Philophthalmus lacrimosus Braun, 1902[1]
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Philophthalmus lacrimosus is a species of trematodes in the family Philophthalmidae.
Life cycle
Philophthalmus lacrimosus, as adults, parasitize the eyes of birds (definitive host).[2] Eggs containing miracidia hatch in the water, miracidia penetrate snails[which?] (intermediate hosts) and develop into redia and cercariae.[2] When the metacercariae encyst on surfaces of food for birds the infection of a new definitive host can take place by entering the eye or by oral intake.[2]
Human infections
Human cases of philophthalmosis have been reported in Yugoslavia, Israel, Asia (Thailand, Sri Lanka, Japan) and the Americas, specifically in Mexico and the United States.[2]
References
This article incorporates CC-BY-2.0 text from the reference[2]
- ↑ Braun, Maximilian (1902). "Fascioliden der Vögel" (in de). Zoologische Jahrbücher 16: 1–162. ISSN 0323-7087. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9985784#page/11/mode/1up.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Otranto, D; Eberhard, ML (23 March 2011). "Zoonotic helminths affecting the human eye". Parasites & Vectors 4: 41. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-41. PMID 21429191.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7186142 entry
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