The study findings have been published in Records of the Zoological Survey of India and highlight that it is the first time ...

the research team collected more than 2,000 along the banks of the Colorado River and examined DNA to identify the presence of the snails and the flatworm. The team was surprised to find two ...

Last spring, scientists with UC Riverside’s department of nematology discovered the parasite Heterobilharzia americana, a flatworm commonly known as a liver fluke, along the banks of the ...

Freshwater U.S. Fish Carry Parasitic Flatworm That Can Infect Humans By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Freshwater game fish like bluegill, largemouth ...

An invasive and harmful worm capable of growing to three feet long has been discovered in Ontario, Canada. The hammerhead land planarian is toxic and, experts warn, can pose a threat to pets ...

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing [email protected]. A new species of flatworm has been found invading the U.S., having already spread across Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.

Scientists have discovered a new species of predatory flatworm in North Carolina. A commercial nursery in North Carolina found the unidentified flatworms in some flowerpots. They sent it to ...

That sharp-eyed discovery led to a years-long international effort, including researchers from N.C. State University, to determine just what type of predatory flatworm had been spotted in the Tar ...

A screengrab of a post in a Hillsborough, NC, Facebook group picturing a skinny, striped flatworm estimated to be one foot long. Facebook screengrab The NC State Extension Office has lots of ...

Historical evidence points to the flatworm appearing around the Beaumont area in the 1980s, though data is limited. The species prefers hot, humid environments and following heavy rains ...

Freshwater game fish in the U.S. now carry an exotic flatworm that can infect humans More than 90% of game fish like bluegill and largemouth bass tested carried the flatworms, called trematodes ...