i saw a flat worm with two red stripes swimming

The Acropora coral-eating flatworm (AEFW), Prosthiostomum acroporae (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida: Prosthiostomidae) feeds on wild and cultivated Acropora species and its inadvertent introduction into reef tanks can lead to the rapid death of coral colonies. 8Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, United StatesĪs coral aquaculture is increasing around the world for reef restoration and trade, mitigating the impact of coral predators, pathogens and parasites is necessary for optimal growth.7Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom.6Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.5Independent Researcher, Houston, TX, United States.4Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand.James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.2Australian Institute of Marine Science, Cape Cleveland, QLD, Australia.1Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.Bourne 1,2,3 Craig Humphrey 2 Cat Dybala 5 Kate A.

Ascariasis worms can live inside your body for a year or two.Jonathan A. The whole process - from egg ingestion to egg deposits - takes about two or three months. The fertilized eggs must be in soil for at least two to four weeks before they become infective. Female worms can produce 200,000 eggs a day if there are both female and male worms in the intestines, and the eggs leave your body in feces. Female worms can be more than 15 inches (40 centimeters) long and a little less than a quarter inch (6 millimeters) in diameter. Once they're back in the intestines, the parasites grow into male or female worms.

After maturing for about 10 to 14 days in your lungs, the larvae break into your airway and travel up the throat, where they're coughed up and swallowed. Larvae hatch from the eggs in your small intestine and then go through the intestinal wall to travel to the heart and lungs via the bloodstream or lymphatic system. People can accidentally ingest (swallow) contaminated soil through hand-to-mouth contact or by eating uncooked fruits or vegetables that have been grown in contaminated soil. The tiny (microscopic) ascariasis eggs can't become infective without coming into contact with soil.

I saw a flat worm with two red stripes swimming