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Metagonimus
Sign in to saveMetagonimus is a genus of trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Heterophyidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassTrematoda
- OrderPlagiorchiida
- FamilyHeterophyidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Heterophyidae
- Collections
- USNM, MSB, YPM
- Recorded in
- Japan, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Heterophyidae
- Image
- Metag yokog A.jpg
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- Commons category
- Metagonimus
- taxon name
- Metagonimus
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- ヨコガワキュウチュウ属
- taxon author citation
- Katsurada, 1912
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Metagonimus is a genus of trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Heterophyidae.
It is a parasite causing metagonimiasis.
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