Leucochloridium
Sign in to saveLeucochloridium 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 (a phenomenon colloquially called a zombie snail), so as to attract the attention of predatory birds required in the parasites' lifecycle.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassTrematoda
- OrderDiplostomida
- FamilyLeucochloridiidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
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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 (a phenomenon colloquially called a zombie snail), so as to attract the attention of predatory birds required in the parasites' lifecycle.
==Taxonomy== ===Species=== thumb|right|A flatworm of the genus Leucochloridium parasitising a snail