Question a: What prominent adaptation for transmission does this parasite possess?
Question b: What life cycle stage would have initially infected the snail?
Question c: What type of parasite reproduction occurs within the snail?
Question d: What type of vertebrate animals harbor the sexually-reproducing stage of this parasite and its relatives?
Question e: Is the snail a definitive host or intermediate host in this life cycle?
Question f: What is the name of the life cycle stage shown in this photograph?
Question g: Classify this parasite.