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Fasciola

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Kingdom  Animalia
Family  Fasciolidae
Phylum  Platyhelminthes
Higher classification  Fasciolidae
Subclass  Digenea
Suborder  Echinostomata
Scientific name  Fasciola
Rank  Genus
Order  Echinostomida
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Lower classifications  Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica

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Fasciola is a genus of trematodes which includes economically important parasite species. Members of genus Fasciola belongs to liver flukes. They cause the disease fasciolosis.

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Sheep liver fluke fasciola hepatica


Species

  • Fasciola hepatica
  • Fasciola gigantica
  • hybrid or introgressed populations of Fasciola gigantica × Fasciola hepatica also exist.

    • References

    Fasciola Wikipedia
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