title: Larval stages of Neoplagioporus elongatus (Goto and Ozaki, 1930) (Opecoelidae: Plagioporinae), with notes on potential second intermediate hosts.
abstract: The morphology of sporocysts and cercariae of Neoplagioporus elongatus (Goto and Ozaki, 1930) is described for the first time. A cotylomicrocercous cercaria obtained from the sorbeoconch snail Semisulcospira nakasekoae was confirmed to be the cercaria of N. elongatus, based on the degree of sequence identity of the COI gene to that of adult worms. Freshwater annelids (oligochaetes and leeches) and some aquatic insects (odonates) were demonstrated experimentally to be potential second intermediate hosts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecosystem Studies, School of Environmental Science, The University of Shiga Prefecture, 2500 Hassaka, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan.
authors.forename: Ayaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecosystem Studies, School of Environmental Science, The University of Shiga Prefecture, 2500 Hassaka, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan. Electronic address: urabe@ses.usp.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Misako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urabe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D058487:Cercaria / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000469:parasitology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007814:Larva / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D007865:Leeches / Q000469:parasitology; D063191:Odonata / Q000469:parasitology; D009835:Oligochaeta / Q000469:parasitology; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology; D014200:Trematoda / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology
keywords: Experimental infection; Life cycle; Neoplagioporus elongatus