Order Opisthorchiida Rank Species | Phylum Platyhelminthes Subclass Digenea | |
Similar Echinostoma hortense, Echinochasmus schwartzi, Heterophyidae, Metagonimus yokogawai, Heterophyes | ||
Centrocestus armatus is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Heterophyidae.
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Distribution
This species occurs in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Southeast Asia.
Life cycle
The first intermediate hosts of Centrocestus armatus include freshwater snails Semisulcospira libertina.
The second intermediate host include fish Nipponocypris temminkii and Zacco platypus.
The final hosts include Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax.
It may infect humans.
References
Centrocestus armatus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA