Biology:Thapariella

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Short description: Species of trematode

Thapariella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Diplostomida
Suborder: Diplostomata
Superfamily: Brachylaimoidea
Family: Thapariellidae
Srivastava, 1953
Genus: Thapariella
Srivastava, 1953
Species:
T. anastomusa
Binomial name
Thapariella anastomusa
Srivastava, 1953

Thapariella is a genus of parasitic trematode in the order Diplostomida. It is the only member of the family Thapariellidae, and is monotypic, containing the sole species Thapariella anastomusa.[1]

Hosts

Thapariella has two known groups of hosts. As an adult, it can be found in birds, and as larvae, they infect viviparid snails, such as some species in the genus Filopaludina.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Thapariellidae Srivastava, 1953". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=468893&allchildren=1. 
  2. ↑ Phalee, Waraporn, Anawat Phalee and Chalobol Wongsawad. β€œNew Record of Thapariella anastomusa (Trematoda: Thapariellidae) Metacercariae in Northern Thailand.” The Korean Journal of Parasitology 56 (2018): 49 - 52. doi:10.3347/kjp.2018.56.1.49

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