by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 15, 2014
Paragonimus miyazakii Kamo, Nishida, Hatsushika, and Tomimura, 1961 ETYMOLOGY:Para = side-by-side and gonimus = gonads along with miyazakii = for Dr. Miyazaki’s lifelong efforts in the study of paragonimiasis. SYNONYMS: None. HISTORY:Paragonimus miyazakii was...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 15, 2014
Paragonimus pulmonalis (Baelz, 1880) Miyazaki, 1978 ETYMOLOGY: Para = side-by-side and gonimus = gonads along with pulmonalis = for the location in the lung. SYNONYMS:Distoma pulmonale Baelz, 1883 HISTORY:Paragonimus pulmonalis was resurrected as a separate...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 15, 2014
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....
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 15, 2014
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...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 13, 2014
Troglotrema mustelae Wallace, 1932 Troglotrema mustelae was described by Wallace (1932. The life history of Troglotremamustelae n.sp. J Parasitol 19:164.) who showed that the cercariae have very short tails and become entrapped together in the water in balls of mucus....
