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Fasciola
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Fasciola

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Also known as liver fluke

Fasciola, commonly known as the liver fluke, is a genus of parasitic trematodes. There are three species within the genus Fasciola: Fasciola nyanzae, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica. Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica are known to form hybrids. Both F. hepatica and F. gigantica and their hybrids infect the liver tissue of a wide variety of mammals, including humans, in a condition known as fascioliasis. F. hepatica measures up to 30 mm by 15 mm, while F. gigantica measures up to 75 mm by 15 mm. Fasciola nyanzae is thought to exclusively infect the common hippopotam

Species

Genus

  1. PhylumPlatyhelminthes
  2. ClassTrematoda
  3. OrderPlagiorchiida
  4. FamilyFasciolidae
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
200
With media
31
Family
Fasciolidae
Collections
USNM, YPM
Recorded in
United States, Thailand, Zaire, Malaysia, Guam, Canada
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Research

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Fasciolidae
Image
Fasciola hepatica.JPG
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taxon name
Fasciola
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Fasciola
Commons category
Fasciola
has effect
fasciolosis
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Life cycle
  • Animal hosts
  • Geographic distribution
  • History and discovery
  • Prevention and treatment
  • References

Fasciola, commonly known as the liver fluke, is a genus of parasitic trematodes. There are three species within the genus Fasciola: Fasciola nyanzae, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica. Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica are known to form hybrids. Both F. hepatica and F. gigantica and their hybrids infect the liver tissue of a wide variety of mammals, including humans, in a condition known as fascioliasis. F. hepatica measures up to 30 mm by 15 mm, while F. gigantica measures up to 75 mm by 15 mm. Fasciola nyanzae is thought to exclusively infect the common hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius.thumb|Life Cycle of Fasciola

==Species== Fasciola nyanzae Leiper, 1910 Fasciola hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 Fasciola gigantica Cobbold, 1855 Hybrid or introgressed populations of Fasciola gigantica × Fasciola hepatica

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