Parasite of the Day

Apicomplexa  is a diverse phylum of single-celled parasites. They are found in a wide range of different animals, and includes some well-kno...

Gnathiidae is a family of parasitic isopods that can be considered as ticks of the sea. I make that comparison not only because gnathiids a...

The ecological roles played by parasites can often get overlooked because they are largely hidden from sight, but their presence can have a ...

Shellfish such as oysters, mussels, and whelks are popular fares among seafood lovers, but we are not the only ones with a taste for those m...

Tasmanian Devil is a cute marsupial that packs a mean bite . This charismatic carnivore is found throughout the island of Tasmania and is t...

Lake Kariba is the largest artificial lake in the world - Initially created in the late-1950s and early-1960s, it has since become inhabite...

Mantis shrimps ( Stomatopoda ) are some of the most formidable crustaceans in the sea; armed with trinocular colour vision , and a pair of p...

Like any living things, parasites can themselves become host to other infectious agents as well, and parasites that specialise in parasitisi...

Heterobilharzia americana is a species of blood fluke which is native to North America. It is mainly a parasite of raccoons, but is also ca...

Lice are common parasites of mammals. Humans alone are host to three different species of lice , and it's not just humans or land mammal...