Orientobilharzia bomfordi [Orientobilharzia bomfordi]
Description
Orientobilharzia bomfordi is a species of parasitic trematodes, or flukes, in the family Schistosomatidae. The species is found in Southeast Asia, where it infects cattle and buffalo. The species is characterized by a long and slender body with two suckers, one ventral and one oral, and the presence of a cirrus sac.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Trematoda
Trematoda
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| Order |
Blood Flukes
Schistosomatida
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| Family |
Schistosomatidae
Schistosomatidae
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| Genus |
Orientobilharzia
Orientobilharzia
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