Fasciola
| Fasciola | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Fasciola hepatica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Rhabditophora |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Fasciolidae |
| Genus: | Fasciola Linnaeus, 1758[1] |
Fasciola is a genus of trematodes which includes economically important parasite species. Species of Fasciola are commonly known as liver flukes. They cause the disease fasciolosis.
Species
- Fasciola hepatica Linnaeus, 1758[1]
- Fasciola gigantica Cobbold, 1855[2]
- Hybrid or introgressed populations of Fasciola gigantica × Fasciola hepatica[3]
References
- 1 2 Linnæi, C. (1758–1759). Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Haracteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Holmiæ: Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii.
- ↑ Cobbold, T. S. (1855). Description of a new trematode worm (Fasciola gigantica). The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts. New Series, II, 262–267.
- ↑ Young N. D., Jex A. R., Cantacessi C., Hall R. S., Campbell B. E. et al. (2011). "A Portrait of the Transcriptome of the Neglected Trematode, Fasciola gigantica—Biological and Biotechnological Implications". PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 5(2): e1004. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001004.
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