Echinochasmus schwartzi is a fluke that infects dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus), and marsh rice rats (Oryzomys palustris).Ditrich et al., 1996, p. 234; Kinsella, 1988, table 1 It uses Fundulus fish as its intermediate host.Kinsella, 1988, p. 277 Adults are similar to Echinochasmus microcaudatus, but differ in features of the oral sucker.Ditrich et al., 1996, p. 234
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