Trematode
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| Trematoda | |
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| Botulus microporus, a giant digenean parasite from the intestine of a lancetfish | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda Rudolphi, 1808 |
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The Trematodes are a Class of flatworms in the Phylum Platyhelminthes. They are internal parasites of molluscs and vertebrates. Most trematodes have a complex life cycle with at least two hosts. The primary host, where the flukes sexually reproduce) is a vertebrate. The intermediate host, which is the agent of dispersal, is usually a snail.
