Fasciola
Fasciola, commonly known as the liver fluke, is a genus of parasitic trematodes. There are three species within the genus Fasciola: Fasciola nyanzae, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica. Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica are known to form hybrids. Both F. hepatica and F. gigantica and their hybrids infect the liver tissue of a wide variety of mammals, including humans, in a condition known as fascioliasis. F. hepatica measures up to 30 mm by 15 mm, while F. gigantica measures up to 75 mm by 15 mm. Fasciola nyanzae is thought to exclusively infect the common hippopotam
Species
Genus
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassTrematoda
- OrderPlagiorchiida
- FamilyFasciolidae
Habitatmarine
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Research
6,825 papers- [Global distribution and transmission of Fasciola].Zhongguo xue xi chong bing fang zhi za zhi = Chinese journal of schistosomiasis control · 2023
- Fasciola species and their vertebrate and snail intermediate hosts in East and Southern Africa: a review.Journal of helminthology · 2019
- Climatic variations and Fasciola: a review of impacts across the parasite life cycle.Parasitology research · 2024
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Species
- Life cycle
- Animal hosts
- Geographic distribution
- History and discovery
- Prevention and treatment
- References
Fasciola, commonly known as the liver fluke, is a genus of parasitic trematodes. There are three species within the genus Fasciola: Fasciola nyanzae, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica. Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica are known to form hybrids. Both F. hepatica and F. gigantica and their hybrids infect the liver tissue of a wide variety of mammals, including humans, in a condition known as fascioliasis. F. hepatica measures up to 30 mm by 15 mm, while F. gigantica measures up to 75 mm by 15 mm. Fasciola nyanzae is thought to exclusively infect the common hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius.thumb|Life Cycle of Fasciola
==Species== Fasciola nyanzae Leiper, 1910 Fasciola hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 Fasciola gigantica Cobbold, 1855 Hybrid or introgressed populations of Fasciola gigantica × Fasciola hepatica