Name
Fasciola
duela del hígado
Framing
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Subphylum: Rhabditophora
Class: Trematoda
Genus: Fasciola
Habitat
Endoparasite (adults in mammalian bile ducts, larval forms in snail tissues and aquatic vegetation).
Feeding
Fluidophage, endoparasite.
Distribution
Native to Eurasia, it has been introduced by humans in all continents.
Conservation status
No threats
Additional information
Bibliography
Pereira, Á., & Pérez, M. (2004). Trematodosis hepáticas: características de la fasciolosis, la clonorquiasis y la opistorquiasis. Offarm: farmacia y sociedad, 23(4), 116-124. Accesible en: https://www.elsevier.es/es-revista-offarm-4-articulo-trematodosis-hepaticas-13060307
