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Trematode
class of worms / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Trematodes are a class of flatworms in the phylum Platyhelminthes. They are called flukes, and are internal parasites of molluscs and vertebrates. Most trematodes have a complex life cycle with at least two hosts. The primary host, where the flukes sexually reproduce, is a vertebrate. The intermediate host, which is the agent of dispersal, is usually a snail.
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Botulus microporus, a giant digenean parasite from the intestine of a lancetfish | |
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Class: | Trematoda Rudolphi, 1808 |
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The trematodes or flukes are estimated to include 18,000[1] to 24,000[2] species.