Liolope
| Liolope | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Diplostomida |
| Family: | Liolopidae |
| Genus: | Cohn, 1902 |
| Species: | L. copulans |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolope copulans Cohn, 1902 | |
Liolope is a monotypic genus of trematodes, or fluke worms, belonging to the family Liolopidae. The only species is Liolope copulans.[1]
Baba et al. (2011) classified this species in the family Liolopidae, superfamily Diplostomoidea.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in Japan.[2]
Life cycle
The first intermediate hosts of Liolope copulans include freshwater snails Semisulcospira libertina.[2]
The second (experimental) intermediate host include fish Nipponocypris sieboldii and Rhynchocypris lagowskii.[2]
The final hosts include Japanese giant salamander Andrias japonicus.[2]
References
- ^ "Liolope Cohn, 1902". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Baba T., Hosoi M., Urabe M., Shimazu T., Tochimoto T. & Hasegawa H. (2011). "Liolope copulans (Trematoda: Digenea: Liolopidae) parasitic in Andrias japonicus (Amphibia: Caudata: Cryptobranchidae) in Japan: Life cycle and systematic position inferred from morphological and molecular evidence". Parasitology International 60(2): 181–192. doi:10.1016/j.parint.2011.02.002. PMID 21345377.