genus

Leucochloridium

Leucochloridium

Field notes

Leucochloridium is a genus of parasitic trematode worms in the order Diplostomida. It Is the sole genus in the family Leucochloridiidae. Members of this genus cause pulsating swellings in the eye-stalks of snails (a phenomenon colloquially called a zombie snail), so as to attract the attention of predatory birds required in the parasites' lifecycle.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided