Aelurostrongylus falciformis (lat.) - a species of roundworms parasitizing in the lungs of a badger .
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| Aelurostrongylus falciformis Schlegel , 1933 |
A. falciformis viviparous. With feces of the final host, the larvae are excreted from the body. The development of the infectious third larva occurs in various species of snails ( Arion hortensis , Cepaea hortensis , Cepaea nemoralis , Deroceras agreste , Succinea putris , Euomphalia strigella , Fruticola hispida ). Infection occurs through the consumption of infected snails. The prepotent period is 21 days [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Roy C. Anderson: Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates: Their Development and Transmission. CABI, 2000, ISBN 9780851997865 , S. 164.