@Exogone1 @KellyBrenner Yeah, how long they survive, how far they can travel are all a bit of a mystery right now - but there are flukes that complete their life-cycle in the open ocean https://t.co/YxEf9T6780 and it's a bit of a mystery how those cercaria
RT @The_Episiarch: As I discussed in this thread about flukes that infect pelagic snails, the full life cycles for most of these parasites…
As I discussed in this thread about flukes that infect pelagic snails, the full life cycles for most of these parasites are unknown and mostly inferred from related species. Their ecology and the impacts they have on their hosts are a complete mystery ht
RT @The_Episiarch: There are parasitic flukes that use shell-less pelagic snails as a part of their life cycle in the open ocean https://t.…
RT @The_Episiarch: There are parasitic flukes that use shell-less pelagic snails as a part of their life cycle in the open ocean https://t.…
RT @The_Episiarch: There are parasitic flukes that use shell-less pelagic snails as a part of their life cycle in the open ocean https://t.…
Le net est rempli d'exemples de parasites avec des cycles assez fabuleux et tout bien dessinés. Mais on oublie parfois qu'une des premières étapes à la découverte d'une nouvelle espèce, c'est la phase "oook, donc après il va où ? :|" ⤵️
RT @The_Episiarch: There are parasitic flukes that use shell-less pelagic snails as a part of their life cycle in the open ocean https://t.…
RT @The_Episiarch: The two fluke species uses the planktonic snail differently to serve different ends. One species uses it for asexual rep…
RT @The_Episiarch: There are parasitic flukes that use shell-less pelagic snails as a part of their life cycle in the open ocean https://t.…
RT @The_Episiarch: The other fluke species infects the "sea-elephant" at a different stage of its life cycle, and uses it as a vehicle to r…
RT @The_Episiarch: The two fluke species uses the planktonic snail differently to serve different ends. One species uses it for asexual rep…
RT @The_Episiarch: This study (https://t.co/S5sjcwL1Tr) came across two species of fluke which uses the pelagic snail Firoloida desmarestia…
RT @The_Episiarch: There are parasitic flukes that use shell-less pelagic snails as a part of their life cycle in the open ocean https://t.…
The other fluke species infects the "sea-elephant" at a different stage of its life cycle, and uses it as a vehicle to reach its final host, which based on the family the fluke belongs to, is probably some kind of pelagic fish. https://t.co/S5sjcwL1Tr http
The two fluke species uses the planktonic snail differently to serve different ends. One species uses it for asexual reproduction, producing hundreds to thousands of free-swimming clonal larvae which go on to infect...who knows what... https://t.co/S5sjcwL
This study (https://t.co/S5sjcwL1Tr) came across two species of fluke which uses the pelagic snail Firoloida desmarestia (also known as "Desmarest's sea-elephant" you can read more about it here: https://t.co/xexWRha2m4) to complete their life cycles
There are parasitic flukes that use shell-less pelagic snails as a part of their life cycle in the open ocean https://t.co/S5sjcwL1Tr https://t.co/fjC83uTu7e
New insights on the role of the holoplanktonic mollusk Firoloida desmarestia (Gastropoda: Pterotracheidae) as host for digenetic trematodes Parasitology Research https://t.co/1LU3vezcua https://t.co/VUe96t7Oqv