by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 15, 2014
Paragonimus kellicotti Ward, 1908 (Figures 2-44 to 2-49) ETYMOLOGY:Para = side-by-side and gonimus = gonads along with kellicotti = for Dr. Kellicott of Ohio State University who described specimens of this parasite from the lungs of a dog and sent them to Dr. Ward...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 15, 2014
Paragonimus ohirai Miyazaki, 1939 Paragonimus ohirai is found in Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Taiwan, and China; where it tends to be distributed around the mouths of rivers. The life cycle is typical of the other species of Paragonimus. The final hosts are rats and...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 15, 2014
Paragonimus skrjabini Chen, 1960 ETYMOLOGY:Para = side-by-side and gonimus = gonads along with skrjabini = for Dr. Skrjabin, a Russian helminthologist. SYNONYMS:Paragonimus szechuanensis Chung and Tsao, 1962. HISTORY:Paragonimus skrjabini was described from a civet...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 15, 2014
Paragonimus siamensis Miyazaki and Wykoff, 1965 Paragonimus siamensis has been recovered from cats and fresh-water crabs in Thailand (Miyazaki I, Wykoff DE. On a new lung fluke Paragonimussiamensis n.sp. found in Thailand (Trematoda: Troglotrematidae). Jpn J Parasitol...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 15, 2014
Paragonimus heterotremus Chen and Hsia, 1964 (Figure 2-43) ETYMOLOGY:Para = side-by-side and gonimus = gonads along with heterotremus = referring to the different sized oral and ventral suckers. SYNONYMS:Paragonimus tuanshanensis Chung, Ho, Cheng, and Tsao, 1964...
