Opecoelidae trematodes represent one of the most diverse families of parasitic flatworms infecting marine fish, and their study is central to understanding parasitic life cycles in aquatic ecosystems.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 90% of freshwater game fish in Southern California carry two types of parasitic flatworms (trematodes), which can lead ...

Using heatmaps, CU Boulder researchers find that certain parasites congregate in certain parts of amphibians’ bodies, often to dire physical consequences Trematodes, also known as flukes, are a class ...

Molecular phylogenetics has transformed our understanding of trematodes, a class of parasitic flatworms with complex life cycles that exploit molluscan, vertebrate and sometimes avian hosts. By ...

They’re tiny, they’re widespread, and they’re inside the fish you might be grilling this weekend. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is ...

In Southern California, a quiet but widespread public health risk has taken root in the region’s freshwater fishing spots. Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego recently ...

In estuaries around the world, tiny trematode worms take over the bodies of aquatic snails. These parasitic flatworms invade the snail’s body and use its systems to support their colony, sometimes for ...

SAN DIEGO — A new study from the University of California San Diego has discovered that nearly all of freshwater fish in Southern California have been exposed to a potentially harmful parasite found ...

Freshwater fish enthusiasts should be extra careful the next time they fry up their favorite catch. In early June, researchers from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography released a new ...