Information
| Kind | Digenean |
| Host Habitat | Terrestrial |
| Site in Host | Unknown |
| Final Host | Birds, specifically American Robin |
Fun Facts
The adults parasitize the intestine of the American Robin (Turdus migratorius), the Connecticut State Bird. The American Robin can be found everywhere, most often singing in your own backyard.- This parasite’s full life cycle is a mystery, with its intermediate hosts being unknown! Could you be the one to discover it?
- This parasite’s close relative Dicrocoelium dendtriticum is famous for behaviorally manipulating ants. When infected with this parasite, ants are compelled to climb to the tops of blades of grass and wait there to be consumed by a herbivorous grazing definitive host.
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