''Metagonimus'' is a genus of
trematodes
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 ...
, 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 ...
.
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
''Metagonimus yokogawai'' is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Heterophyidae.
It is a human parasite causing metagonimiasis. It is among a few species of '' Metagonimus'' that cause metagonimiasis diseases (others being '' ...
'' (Katsurada, 1912)
References
External links
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Heterophyidae
Trematode genera
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