biology

Urotrema scabridum

Urotrema scabridum is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Urotrema scabridum rather than just read about it. In short: Urotrema scabridum is a fluke in the genus Urotrema of family Urotrematidae. Recorded hosts include: Marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris)—salt marsh, Cedar Key, Florida Gray bat (Myotis grisescens)—Crawford, Kansas Anolis biporcatus—Panama Anolis olssoni—Hispaniola among others.

Key takeaways

Urotrema scabridum belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Urotrema scabridum to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Urotrema scabridum from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Urotrema scabridum is a fluke in the genus Urotrema of family Urotrematidae. Recorded hosts include:

Marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris)—salt marsh, Cedar Key, Florida Gray bat (Myotis grisescens)—Crawford, Kansas Anolis biporcatus—Panama Anolis olssoni—Hispaniola among others.

See also List of parasites of the marsh rice rat

References

Literature cited Bray, R.A., Gibson, D.I. and Zhang, J. 1999. Urotrematidae Poche, 1926 (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) in Chinese freshwater fishes. Systematic Parasitology 44:193–200. Bursey, C.R., Goldberg, S.R. and Telford, S.R. Jr. 2003. Strongyluris panamaensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Heterakidae) and other helminths from the lizard, Anolis biporcatus (Sauria: Polychrotidae), from Panama. Journal of Parasitology 89(1):118–123. Goldberg, S.R., Bursey, C.R. and Cheam, H. 1998. Helminths of six species of Anolis lizards (Polychrotidae) from Hispaniola, West Indies. The Journal of Parasitology 84(6):1291–1295. Kinsella, J.M. 1988. Comparison of helminths of rice rats, Oryzomys palustris, from freshwater and saltwater marshes in Florida. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 55(2):275–280. Nickel, P.A. and Hansen, M.F. 1967. Helminths of bats collected in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. American Midland Naturalist 78(2):481–486.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Urotrema scabridum

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Urotrema scabridum claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Urotrema scabridum before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Urotrema scabridum ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Urotrema scabridum

In research: Urotrema scabridum appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Urotrema scabridum in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Urotrema scabridum is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Animals described in 1900, Digenea, Parasites of mammals, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Urotrema scabridum outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Urotrema scabridum in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Urotrema scabridum means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Urotrema scabridum out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Urotrema scabridum in simple terms?

Urotrema scabridum is a fluke in the genus Urotrema of family Urotrematidae. Recorded hosts include: Marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris)—salt marsh, Cedar Key, Florida Gray bat (Myotis grisescens)—Crawford, Kansas Anolis biporcatus—Panama Anolis olssoni—Hispaniola among others.

Why does Urotrema scabridum matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Urotrema scabridum?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Urotrema scabridum.