This trematode is a common parasite in the caecum of muskrats (Oudata zibethicus) which is common in the largest microtine rodent extending from Northern Alaska to the Southern United States. The life cycle was elucidated by Herber (1942) showing that snails of the Gyraulus species, G. parvus and G. stroemi, may act as intermediate hosts. The excreted cercariae become attached to water plants and are transformed to the infectious metacercariae.
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Herber EC (1942) Life history studies on two trematodes of the subfamily Notocotylinae. J Parasitol 23:179–196
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Naem S, Smyth AB (2015) Tegumental ultrastructure of adult Quinqueserialis quinqueserialis (Trematoda: Notocotylidae): an intestinal parasite of muskrat (Oudata zibethicus). Parasitol Res 114: 2473–2480
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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Quinqueserialis quinqueserialis . In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_3549-1
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