Liolope Explained

Liolope is a monotypic genus of trematodes, or fluke worms, belonging to the family Liolopidae. The only species is Liolope copulans.^[1]

Baba et al. (2011) classified this species in the family Liolopidae, superfamily Diplostomoidea.

Distribution

This species occurs in Japan.

Life cycle

The first intermediate hosts of Liolope copulans include freshwater snails Semisulcospira libertina.^[2]

The second (experimental) intermediate host include fish Nipponocypris sieboldii and Rhynchocypris lagowskii.^[2]

The final hosts include Japanese giant salamander Andrias japonicus.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liolope Cohn, 1902 . www.gbif.org . 5 October 2021 . en.
2. Baba T., Hosoi M., Urabe M., Shimazu T., Tochimoto T. & Hasegawa H. (2011). "Liolope copulans (Trematoda: Digenea: Liolopidae) parasitic in Andrias japonicus (Amphibia: Caudata: Cryptobranchidae) in Japan: Life cycle and systematic position inferred from morphological and molecular evidence". Parasitology International 60(2): 181–192. . .