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Metagonimus yokogawai Trusted
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Heterophyes heterophyes Trusted
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Metagonimus yokogawai Trusted
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Heterophyidae Trusted
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Present in 12 collections
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Found in 4 classifications
See all 4 approved classifications in which this taxon appears.Family recognized by World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):
- Animalia +
- Platyhelminthes +
- Trematoda +
- Plagiorchiida +
- Heterophyidae
- Plagiorchiida +
- Trematoda +
- Platyhelminthes +
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Risks" on "Heterophyes heterophyes (Siebold, 1853)".
Heterophyes heterophyes is a minute trematode flatworm parasite. Although primarily an...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Distribution" on "Heterophyes heterophyes (Siebold, 1853)".
Heterophyes heterophyes is known from Egypt, the Middle East, and the...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Life Cycle" on "Heterophyes heterophyes (Siebold, 1853)".
Adult H. heterophyes release embryonated eggs, each with a fully-developed miracidium,...
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