Flatworm (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Flatworm

Caption

Platydemus manokwari, an introduced flatworm present in Hawai‘i, which can act as a paratenic host of the rat lungworm parasite and that has been implicated in causing rat lungworm disease in Okinawa.

Credit

Shinji Sugiura.

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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