Impact ID8337
Impact TypeDisease/Parasite/Toxicity
Study TypeObservational
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionValvata piscinalis could act as a vector of parasites, including the parasitic trematode flukes Echinoparyphium recurvatum and Echinoparyphium mordwilokoi, which it has hosted in its native range.
Reference16733
Cost 
LocationHarting Pond, Sussex

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