Parasite Cleanse FAQ:
Can you give me a name of parasite that belongs to phylum Platyhelminthes(flatworm), that is detrimental to man?
Can you give me a name of parasite that belongs to phylum Platyhelminthes(flatworm), that is detrimental to man?
If possible, please tell me the geographical distribution, its usual host or hosts, its life cycle and its economic/public health effects? I need that for my research, thank you very much.
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Gyrodactylus belongs to Phylum Platyhelminthes
tapeworm and liverfluke.
They bear hooks and suckers
Trematodes are commonly referred to as flukes. This term can be traced back to the Saxon name for flounder, and refers to the flattened, rhomboidal shape of the worms.
The flukes can be classified into two groups, on the basis of the system which they infect in the vertebrate host. Tissue flukes infect the bile ducts, lungs, or other biological tissues. This group includes the lung fluke, Paragonimus westermani, and the liver flukes, Clonorchis sinensis and Fasciola hepatica. Blood flukes inhabit the blood in some stages of their life cycle. Blood flukes include species of the genus Schistosoma.