Stellantchasmus falcatus [Stellantchasmus falcatus]
Description
Stellantchasmus falcatus is a species of trematode in the family Heterophyidae. It is parasitic in nature and affects a variety of hosts. Its lifecycle involves several hosts with the adult worm infecting the intestine of fish-eating birds and mammals including humans. It can be found in the small intestine of the definitive host.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Trematoda
Trematoda
|
| Order |
Digenetic Flukes
Digenea
|
| Family |
Heterophyidae
Heterophyidae
|
| Genus |
Stellantchasmus
Stellantchasmus
|