Leucochloridium is a genus of parasitic trematode worms in the order Diplostomida. It Is the sole genus in the family Leucochloridiidae. Members of this genus cause pulsating swellings in the eye-stalks of snails (a phenomenon colloquially called a zombie snail), so as to attract the attention of predatory birds required in the parasites' lifecycle. Taxonomy Species Species in the genus Leucochloridium include: Leucochloridium caryocatactis (Zeder, 1800) now in genus Urogonimus Leucochloridium fuscostriatum Robinson, 1948 synonymised with L. variae Leucochloridium holostomum (Rudolphi, 1819) Leucochloridium paradoxum Carus, 1835 Leucochloridium perturbatum Pojmanska, 1969 synonymised with L. variae Leucochloridium phragmitophila Bykhovskaja-Pavlovskja & Dubinina, 1951 Leucochloridium variae McIntosh, 1932 Leucochloridium vogtianum Baudon, 1881 Synonyms Leucochloridium macrostomum is a synonym for Urogonimus macrostomus (Rudolphi, 1802) See also Aggressive mimicry References External links Diplostomida Digenea genera Suicide-inducing parasitism Articles containing video clips