OLSON (1974)
| Life Cycle of Aspidogaster conchicola. The egg is released by a gravid adult (Ha-c). The egg can mature in the same animal (Hd-f) or it can emerge from the host (Hj-k) where it can infect other clams (Hk-l) or infect a turtle (Im). Some aspects of Aspidogaster anatomy: 1: mouth sucker 2: ventral sucker divided into many smaller suckers 3-4: pharynx and intestine 5-7: testes, vas deferens 9: common genital pore 10-15: ovary, oviduct, Laurer’s canal, descending limb of the uterus, vitelline gland 18-19: egg shell, operculum B-G: developing larva |
| LITERATURE CITED Olson,, O. W. 1974. Animal Parasites, Their Life Cycles and Ecology. Dover. New York. |
| By Jack R. Holt. Last revised: 02/01/2013 |
