Trematodes Flashcards
two groups of trematodes
• hermaphroditic
• dioecious
self-fertilizing (with male & female organ)
hermaphroditic
reproduce via seperate sexes
dioecious
T/f. Common to all trematodes is their complex life cycles, which involves mollusks (snails) as their intermediate host.
True
encysted form of the parasite
metacercaria
content of the egg
miracidium
larval form consisting of a saclike structure
sporocyst
larval stage that form in the sporocyst
rediae
final-stage larvae
cercariae
morphologic form that emerges from cercariae following human penetration
schistosomule
oriental liver fluke
Clonorchis sinensis
name of the infection of Schistosoma
SWAMP FEVER / SCHISTOMIASIS / BILHARZIASIS
katamayas disease is seen in what parasite
S. japonicum
ventral sucker aka
acetabulum
muscular shape sucker aka
distomata