Polystoma integerrimum

Polystoma integerrimum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Polystomatidea
Family: Polystomatidae
Genus: Polystoma
Species:
P. integerrimum
Binomial name
Polystoma integerrimum
(Frölich, 1791)

Polystoma integerrimum is a flatworm (platyhelminth) from the class Monogenea found in amphibians in Asia and Europe. It is an endoparasite of frogs and toads and has an unusual life cycle which synchronises with that of its host.[1]

  1. ^ Ruppert, Edward E.; Fox, Richard, S.; Barnes, Robert D. (2004). Invertebrate Zoology, 7th edition. Cengage Learning. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-81-315-0104-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)