Leucochloridium
Leucochloridium is a genus of parasitic trematode worms in the order Diplostomida. It Is the sole genus in the family Leucochloridiidae. Members of this genus cause pulsating swellings in the eye-stalks of snails, so as to attract the attention of predatory birds required in the parasites' lifecycle.
Taxonomy
Species in the genus Leucochloridium include:Leucochloridium caryocatactis now in genus UrogonimusLeucochloridium fuscostriatum Robinson, 1948 is a junior synonym of L. variaeL. fuscum Rietschel, 1970 is a junior synonym of L. perturbatumLeucochloridium heckerti Kagan, 1951 is a junior synonym of L. paradoxumLeucochloridium holostomum Leucochloridium macrostomum is now in the genus Urogonimus, but the name was widely misapplied to L. paradoxum Leucochloridium paradoxum Carus, 1835Leucochloridium perturbatum Pojmańska, 1969 sometimes considered a synonym of L. variaeLeucochloridium phragmitophila Bykhovskaja-Pavlovskja & Dubinina, 1951Leucochloridium sime Yamaguti, 1935 is likely a synonym of L. perturbatum.L. subtilis Pojmańska, 1969 is a junior synonym of L. perturbatumLeucochloridium variae McIntosh, 1932Leucochloridium vogtianum Baudon, 1881