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Bilharzia Flukes
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Bilharzia Flukes

Schistosomatidae

Schistosomatidae is a family of digenetic trematodes with complex parasitic life cycles. Immature developmental stages of schistosomes are found in molluscs and adults occur in vertebrates. The best studied group, the blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma, infect and cause disease in humans. Other genera which are infective to non-human vertebrates can cause mild rashes in humans.

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7 branches of this family, most-observed first

Bilharzia Flukes

genusSchistosoma

Trichobilharzia

genusTrichobilharzia

Austrobilharzia

genusAustrobilharzia

Ornithobilharzia

genusOrnithobilharzia

Gigantobilharzia

genusGigantobilharzia

Bilharziella

genusBilharziella

Heterobilharzia

genusHeterobilharzia

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