Hechinger, Ryan F.
Microphallus
Sign in to saveMicrophallus is a genus of parasitic trematodes (flukes) in the family Microphallidae. The Greek name means "tiny penis".
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassTrematoda
- OrderPlagiorchiida
- FamilyMicrophallidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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Microphallus is a genus of parasitic trematodes (flukes) in the family Microphallidae. The Greek name means "tiny penis".
== Hosts == They are parasitic on a variety of molluscs, crustaceans, birds, and mammals, some species having complex life cycles involving more than one host.
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New Zealand mud snail
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bird
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mammal
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penis
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Mollusca
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Crustacea
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Anseriformes
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Platyhelminthes
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asexual reproduction
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