Leucochloridium

See text Leucochloridium is a genus of parasitic trematode worms in the order Diplostomida.

It Is the sole genus in the family Leucochloridiidae.

[2] Members of this genus cause pulsating swellings in the eye-stalks of snails (a phenomenon colloquially called a zombie snail), so as to attract the attention of predatory birds required in the parasites' lifecycle.

Species in the genus Leucochloridium include:

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A flatworm of the genus Leucochloridium parasitising a snail