Trematodes Flashcards
The first intermediate host of Trematodes
Snails
Trematodes have complete or incomplete digestive system
Incomplete
Common name of Clonorchis sinensis
Chinese or oriental liver fluke
Mature Trematodes eggs.
Embryonated with miracidium
Schistosome Chlonorchis Opistorchis Heterophyes Metagonimus
Seen only in Heterophyes Heterophyes
Gonotyl
Genital sucker
Immature, unembryonated without miracidium eggs
Paragonimus
Fasciola
Fasciolopsis
Echinostoma
Common name of Fasciola gigantica
Tropical r giant liver fluke
Infective stage of all Trematodes
Metacercaria
Common name of Fasciola hepatica
Sheep or temperature liver fluke
Common name of Opistorchis felineus
Cat liver fluke
2nd intermediate host of Fasciola spp
Ipomea obscura
Liver flukes
Fasciola hepatica and gigantica
Opistorchis felineus and viverini
Clonorchid sinendis
Deeply branched testes in tandem
Clonorchis sinensis
Swallow lobed testes
Opistorchis felineus
Presence of collar of spines
Circumoral spine
Echinostoma ilocanum
Common name of Fasciolopsis buski
Giant intestinal fluke
Lung fluke
Paragonimus westermanii
Intestinal fluke
Fasciolopsis buski
Echinostoma ilocanum
Heterophyed group