Liolope

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Liolope
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Diplostomida
Family: Liolopidae
Genus: Liolope
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

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This species occurs in Japan.[2]

Japanese giant salamander is a host of this parasite.

Life cycle

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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

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