Troglotrema

Troglotrema
Trog·lo·tre·ma .träg-lə-'trē-mə n a genus that is the type genus of the family Troglotrematidae and includes small spiny egg-shaped digenetic trematodes including one (T. salmincola) that transmits the causative agent of salmon poisoning

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Trog·lo·tre·ma (trog″lo-treґmə) Nanophyetus.

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  • troglotrema — trog·lo·tre·ma …   English syllables

  • troglotrema — ˌträglə.ˈtrēmə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from troglo + trema : a genus (the type of the family Troglotrematidae) of small spiny egg shaped digenetic trematodes including a worm (T. salmincola) responsible for salmon poisoning… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Troglotrema salmincola — SYN: Nanophyetus salmincola …   Medical dictionary

  • Nanophyetus salmincola — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Eumetazoa (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • troglotrematidae — ˌträglətrə̇ˈmad.əˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Troglotrema, type genus + idae : a small family of trematode worms that are parasitic for the most part in mammals see paragonimus, troglotrema …   Useful english dictionary

  • salmon poisoning — a form of poisoning in dogs, other carnivores, and occasionally humans, commonly in the Pacific Northwest, from eating raw fish, especially salmon and trout, that are parasitized by the fluke Troglotrema salmincola, which serves as a vector for… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Nanophyetus salmincola — A digenetic fish borne fluke (family Nanophyetidae) of dogs and other fish eating mammals; the vector of Neorickettsia helmintheca, the agent of salmon poisoning. SYN: Troglotrema salmincola …   Medical dictionary

  • American mink — This article is about animal. For the trademark of the same name, see American Legend Cooperative. American mink Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene–Recent Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Troglotrematidae — Trog·lo·tre·mat·i·dae .träg lə trə mat ə .dē n pl a small family of trematode worms that are parasitic chiefly in mammals see PARAGONIMUS, TROGLOTREMA * * * Trog·lo·tre·ma·ti·dae (trog″lo tre matґĭ de) a family of trematodes that… …   Medical dictionary

  • Goniobasis — Go·nio·ba·sis (go″ne o baґsis) a genus of small fresh water snails of the family Pleuroceridae. G. siliґcula is a species found in the northwestern United States that acts as a host for the fluke Troglotrema salmincola …   Medical dictionary

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