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#Question id: 24511

During a case, the parasitic worm Plagiorhynchus cylindraceus, that lives in the intestines of songbirds such as starling. They produce eggs that exit with the host feces, the feces are eaten by foraging pillbugs. The eggs hatch into a juvenile infective stage. Eventually, the infected pillbugs are eaten by birds and the life cycle continues. What will predict about these case given above?

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Starling act as a intermediate host while pillbugs act as an definitive host
Starling act as a both definitive as well as intermediate host due to continuing life cycle
Starling act as a definitive host while pillbugs act as an intermediate host
pillbugs act as intermediate host only neither definite host are there