Paragonimus westermani

Paragonimus westermani (Kerbert, 1878) Braun, 1899 (Figure 2-42) ETYMOLOGY:Para = side-by-side and gonimus = gonads along with westerman = for Dr. Westerman the curator of the Zoo in Amsterdam who submitted the original specimens to Dr. Kerbert for identification....

TREMATODES OF THE LUNGS

  TREMATODES OF THE LUNGS   Some trematodes develop to maturity in the lungs of their mammalian hosts. The majority of these trematodes are in the genus Paragonimus. There are many different species within the genus Paragonimus; Miyazaki (1991. Helminthic...