<i>Potamocorbula amurensis</i> with Trematode Pits (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

<i>Potamocorbula amurensis</i> with Trematode Pits

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The estuarine clam Potamocorbula amurensis displaying the characteristic oval-shaped pits with raised rims induced by parasitic trematode worms.

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John Warren Huntley

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