Date of Award
7-1960
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Biological Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Edwin B. Steen
Second Advisor
Dr. Thane S. Robinson
Third Advisor
Dr. Jackson Davis
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Richard Brewer
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Introduction
During the period extending from September, 1959 to July, 1960, 553 snails, of the species Campeloma decisum, were collected from Portage Creek in the southeast corner of the SE 1/4, Sec. 34, T. 2 S., R. 11 W., Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Metacercariae, closely related to Leucochloridiomorpha constantiae of the monotypic genus, Leucohloridiomorpha, were found in the uteri of several snails. Subsequent studies showed the metacercariae to be an undescribed species. Life history studies showed that this form developed experimentally in the chicken and domestic duck. In this paper stages in the life cycle are described.
Allison (19430, after his preliminary report (1940), discussed in detail the life cycle of L. constantiae. He removed the family Brachylaemidae from the Prosostomata, placed it in the order Strigeatoidea, and erected the superfamily Brachylaemoidea. Allison (op. cit.) also emended the diagnoses of the family Brachylaemidea, subfamily Brachylaeminae, genus Leucochloridiomorpha, and species constantiae.
Recommended Citation
Shoemaker, Jon, "Description of Elements of the Life Cycle of a New Species of Leucochloridiomorpha (Trematode: Brachylaemidae) from Southwestern Michigan" (1960). Masters Theses. 4486.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4486