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[Fasciolopsis buski]

Fasciolopsis buski requires a snail intermediate host for completion of its life cycle.  The snails used by F. buski are small planorbid snails in the genera Hippeutis and Segmentina.

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A: Snail in the genus Hippeutis, an intermediate host for F. buski.  Image courtesy of Conchology, Inc, Mactan Island, Philippines.
B: Snail in the genus Segmentina, an intermediate host for F. buski.  Image courtesy of Conchology, Inc, Mactan Island, Philippines.