Trematoda

Trematoda
Botulus microporus, a giant digenean parasite from the intestine of a lancetfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Superclass: Neodermata
Class:
Rudolphi, 1808
Subclasses

Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as trematodes, and commonly as flukes.[1] They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in which asexual reproduction occurs, is a mollusk, usually a snail. The definitive host, where the flukes sexually reproduce, is a vertebrate.[1] Infection by trematodes can cause disease in all five vertebrate classes: mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Fluke - flatworm". Britannica.com. No. Science–Bugs, Mollusks & Other Invertebrates. Encyclopedia Britannica. 20 July 1998. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  2. ^ McAllister, Chris T. (16 September 2024). "Trematodes - AKA: Flatworms AKA: Flukes". Eastern Oklahoma State College. Central Arkansas Library System. Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
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