Metagonimus

Updated on Dec 06, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Platyhelminthes Order Opisthorchiida		Family Heterophyidae Rank Genus Subclass Digenea

Similar Metagonimus yokogawai, Heterophyidae, Digenea, Heterophyes, Haplorchis

Metagonimus is a genus of trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Heterophyidae.

It is a parasite causing metagonimiasis.

Species

There are 8 species within the genus Metagonimus include:

Metagonimus hakubaensis Shimazu, 1999

Metagonimus katsuradai Izumi, 1935

Metagonimus minutus

Metagonimus miyatai Saito, Chai, Kim, Lee and Rim, 1997

Metagonimus otsurui Saito & Hori, 1962

Metagonimus ovatus

Metagonimus takahashii Takahashi, 1929

Metagonimus yokogawai (Katsurada, 1912)

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