Parasite of the Day

Ctenophores are commonly called "comb jellies" because they have rows of cilia that are fused at the base, giving them an appearan...

Growing up, I was an avid horseback rider and had both a horse and a pony. Today's parasite was always one of the things I dreaded abou...

Parelaphostrongylus tenuis is a parasite of white-tailed deer that lives in the meningeal spaces of a deer's brain and is thus known as...

Stegotricha enterikos is a parasite of oysters and has been found infecting them on both coasts of North America. They are quite prevalent...

Have you ever enjoyed a glass of sweet dessert wine? It's all thanks to a fungal parasite called Botrytis cinerea , or "grey mould...

Hydnora africana is a parasitic plant that grows on the roots of euphorbs in Africa. For the most part, it grows entirely underground and la...

How many kind of food can you name comes with its own side dish? Well, the eastern oyster ( Crassostrea virginica ) should be on that list. ...

Do you enjoy seafood? Especially shellfish? Especially raw oysters? Whether you know it or not, the next time you tuck into some raw oysters...

Ustilago maydis , also known as Corn Smut, is a fungus which infects corn. The fungal infection usually occurs in the plant's ovaries, r...

The parasite for today plays a central role in a gourmet dish, and that culinary parasite is a tapeworm from the genus Amoebotaenia . Amoebo...