Studies on lymnaea snails and their trematode parasites in Abis village, Alexandria

ABSTRACT

Lymnaea snails in Abis II Village were studied as regard to their species, monthly distribution, density and infection rates in different water bodies. The trematode parasites in L. cailliaudi, the only species of Lymnaea in Abis II Village were Xiphidio in 40% of snails and Fasciola in 10%. Echinostome cercariae were detected from few snails outside Abis II Village. The morphological characters of the different larval stages of the detected parasites were described