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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Parasitol. 2009 Aug;95(4):941–963. doi: 10.1645/GE-1870.1

Table VI.

Results of experimental infections of birds and snails with species of Trichobilharzia.

Hosts from which worms were used for exposures are on the left column; hosts exposed are along the top of the table.

Schistosome Taxa Stagniola emarginata Stagnicola elodes Physa parkeri Physa gyrina Physa acuta Gyraulus parvus Peking duck Domestic mallard
Trichobilharzia stagnicolae
ex. Mergus merganser 9/10 - 0/10 - - - - -
ex. Stagnicola emarginata - - - - - - 0/6 0/6
Trichobilharzia physellae
ex. Aythya affinis - 0/15 - 10/15 - - - -
ex. Bucephalus albeola - 0/15 - 8/15 - - - -
ex. Mergus merganser 0/10 - 8/10
Trichobilharzia querquedulae
ex. Anas cyanoptera - 0/15 - - 12/15 0/5 - -
ex. Anas discors - 0/15 - - 11/15 0/5 - -