''Heterophyes'' is a genus of

trematode Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in which asexual reproduction occurs, is usually a snail. The definitive host ...

s, or fluke worms, in the family

Heterophyidae Heterophyidae is a family of intestinal trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida. Description: " Tegument covered by spines. Oral sucker not armed or armed by cyrcumoral spines. Pharynx presented. Genital synus presented. Ventral and genital suc ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Heterophyes'' include: * '' Heterophyes aequalis'' Looss, 1902Gibson, D. (2015). ''Heterophyes'' Cobbold, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108611 on 2016-01-06 * '' Heterophyes bucalis'' Marco del Pont, 1926 * '' Heterophyes dispar'' Looss, 1902 * '' Heterophyes fraterna'' (Looss, 1894) * '' Heterophyes heroni'' El-Ezz, Tantawy, Mahdy & El-Massry, 2001 * ''

Heterophyes heterophyes ''Heterophyes heterophyes'' was discovered by Theodor Maximaillian Bilharz in 1851. This parasite was found during an autopsy of an Egyptian mummy. ''H. heterophyes'' is found in the Middle East, West Europe and Africa. They use different species ...

'' (Siebold, 1853) * '' Heterophyes inops'' Looss, 1902 * '' Heterophyes larii'' Zhao, 1991 * ''

Heterophyes nocens ''Heterophyes nocens'' is a species of trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Heterophyidae. Distribution This species occurs in: * southwestern Korea in coastal regions * Kōchi Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Chūgoku re ...

'' Onji & Nishio, 1916

References

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* Heterophyidae Trematode genera Taxa named by Thomas Spencer Cobbold {{parasitic animal-stub