Stellantchasmus dermogenysi [Stellantchasmus dermogenysi]
Description
Stellantchasmus dermogenysi is another species in the family Heterophyidae. Similar to Stellantchasmus falcatus, it is parasitic. It has a complex life cycle involving a few intermediate hosts before finally infecting the definitive host. Details about its habitat and behavior are limited due to its parasitic nature.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Trematoda
Trematoda
|
| Order |
Digenetic Flukes
Digenea
|
| Family |
Heterophyidae
Heterophyidae
|
| Genus |
Stellantchasmus
Stellantchasmus
|