The Community Effects of Trematode Parasites on Species Interactions
Kailah Massey from the University of Georgia worked with Dr. Emlyn Resetarits. Abstract Trematode parasites have a complex life cycle that infects and castrates snails as their initial host. (Wood et al., 2007). The snails our team observed were Elimia type snails. These snails have top-down control over algae in aquatic ecosystems. Snails have total control over