Leucochloridium
Leucochloridium is a genus of parasitic trematode worms in the order Diplostomida. It Is the sole genus in the family Leucochloridiidae. Members of this genus cause pulsating swellings in the eye-stalks of snails, so as to attract the attention of predatory birds required in the parasites' lifecycle.Taxonomy
Species in the genus Leucochloridium include:
- Leucochloridium caryocatactis
- Leucochloridium fuscostriatum Robinson, 1948
- Leucochloridium holostomum
- Leucochloridium paradoxum Carus, 1835
- Leucochloridium perturbatum Pojmanska, 1969
- Leucochloridium phragmitophila Bykhovskaja-Pavlovskja & Dubinina, 1951
- Leucochloridium variae McIntosh, 1932
- Leucochloridium vogtianum Baudon, 1881
Synonyms
- Leucochloridium macrostomum is a synonym for Urogonimus macrostomus
