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The effects of Fasciola hepatica on Lymnaea truncatula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

J. K. M. Hodasi
J. K. M. Hodasi
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Zoology Department, University of Bristol, Bristol
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Among the functional changes observed in L. truncatula infected with F. hepatica were those of growth, reproduction and mortality. For the first 3 weeks after infection there was no difference between the growth of infected and uninfected groups of snails. Thereafter there was a temporary accelerated growth which occurred between the fourth and seventh weeks after infection. The onset of this period of rapid growth in the different age groups of infected snails coincided with the time of migration of the rediae into the hepatopancreas. Of more significance was the influence of infection on the reproduction of the snail. There was a sharp decline in oviposition 2–3 weeks after infection, followed by a complete cessation of egg production at the end of the fifth week. Once oviposition ceased, it was not resumed and there was no self-cure. Contrary to general belief, infected groups of L. truncatula have been found to live longer than the uninfected controls. With isolated snails, however, there was a tendency for the uninfected snails to live longer than the infected ones. The possible interpretation of the discrepancies between isolated and mass cultured snails are discussed. The hepatopancreas and the gonad (ovotestis) were the two structures directly affected by the infection. Establishment of the rediae in the hepatopancreas invariably resulted in parasitic castration.

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Parasitology , Volume 65 , Issue 2 , October 1972 , pp. 359 - 369
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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