Metagonimus miyatai

Metagonimus miyatai is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Heterophyidae.

Metagonimus miyatai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Trematoda
Subclass:
Digenea
Order:
Opisthorchiida
Family:
Heterophyidae
Genus:
Metagonimus
Species:
M. miyatai
Binomial name
Metagonimus miyatai
Saito, Chai, Kim, Lee and Rim, 1997[1]

It is a human parasite causing metagonimiasis.

Distribution

This species occurs in Japan[2] and Korea.[3]

Life cycle

The first intermediate hosts of Metagonimus miyatai include freshwater snails Semisulcospira libertina,[2] Semisulcospira dolorosa,[2] and Koreoleptoxis globus.[3]

The second intermediate host include freshwater fish: Phoxinus lagowskii steindachneri,[2] Zacco platypus, Nipponocypris temminckii, Plecoglossus altivelis, Tribolodon hakonensis, and Tribolodon brandtii, Opsariichthys bidens.[1][3]

Natural definitive hosts are: dogs, red fox Vulpes vulpes japonica, Japanese raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus, black-eared kite Milvus migrans lineatus, and humans.[1]

Experimental definitive hosts are: mice, rats, hamsters, and dogs.[1][3]

References
  1. Saito S., Chai J. Y., Kim K. H., et al. (1997). "Metagonimus miyatai sp. nov. (Digenea: Heterophyidae), a new intestinal trematode transmitted by freshwater fishes in Japan and Korea". The Korean Journal of Parasitology 35: 223–232. doi:10.3347/kjp.1997.35.4.223.
  2. Shimazu T. (2002). "Life cycle and morphology of Metagonimus miyatai (Digenea: Heterophyidae) from Nagano, Japan". Parasitology International 51(3):271–280. doi:10.1016/S1383-5769(02)00038-7.
  3. Chai J. Y., Darwin Murrell K. & Lymbery A. J. (2005). "Fish-borne parasitic zoonoses: Status and issues". International Journal for Parasitology 35(11-12): 1233-1254. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.07.013.
  • "Metagonimus miyatai". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).


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