Fasciola hepatica
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| Fasciola hepatica | |
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| Fasciola hepatica - adult worm | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Subclass: | Digenea |
| Order: | Echinostomida |
| Family: | Fasciolidae |
| Genus: | Fasciola |
| Species: | F. hepatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Fasciola hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Fasciola hepatica, also known as the common liver fluke or sheep liver fluke, is a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, that infects liver of various mammals, including humans. The disease caused by the fluke is called fascioliasis (also known as fasciolosis). F. hepatica is distributed worldwide and causes great economic losses in sheep and cattle.
