Brachylaima virginianum
Brachylaima virginianum is a fluke of the genus Brachylaima that infects the Virginia opossum throughout its range. It has also been found in young black bears and in marsh rice rats, both from Florida., and from raccoons in Kentucky.
Literature cited
- Foster, G.W., Cunningham, M.W., Kinsella, J.M. and Forrester, D.J. 2004. . The Journal of Parasitology 90:173–175.
- Kinsella, J.M. 1988. Comparison of helminths of rice rats, Oryzomys palustris, from freshwater and saltwater marshes in Florida. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 55:275–280.
- Cole R.A. and Shoop W.L. 1987. Helminths of the raccoon from Western Kentucky. The Journal of Parasitology 73:762-768.