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TREMATODE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

A parasitic flatworm (as a liver fluke) of the class Trematoda. (based on BT-197, 1990 and BLOVE, 1988, p. 931)

OBS

There are three subclasses, two of them containing parasites of fish, amphibians and reptiles, and one of them, subclass Digenea containing the flukes of domestic animals, called also digenetic flukes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Ver plathelminthe parasite, portant des ventouses et/ou des crochets de fixation, possédant un appareil digestif complet, et dont le type est la douve du foie.

OBS

Les trématodes forment une classe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gusanos y organismos semejantes
  • Microbiología y parasitología
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