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Metagonimiasis
[Metagonimus yokogawai]

Like all trematodes, Metagonimus requires a snail as an intermediate host.  Snails in the genus Semisulcospira are the most common intermediate hosts for M. yokogawai.

Semisulcospira Semisulcospira
A B

A, B: Snails in the genus, Semisulcospira.  Images courtesy of Conchology, Inc, Mactan Island, Philippines.

 

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