Metagonimus takahashii is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Heterophyidae.
| Metagonimus takahashii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Heterophyidae |
| Genus: | Metagonimus |
| Species: | M. takahashii
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| Binomial name | |
| Metagonimus takahashii | |
It is a human parasite causing metagonimiasis.
Distribution
editThis species occurs in Japan and Korea.[2]
Life cycle
editThe first intermediate hosts of Metagonimus takahashii include freshwater snails Semisulcospira coreana[2][3] and Koreanomelania nodifila.[2][3]
The second intermediate host include freshwater fish: crucian carp Carassius carassius, common carp Cyprinus carpio, and Tribolodon brandtii.[2]
Natural definitive hosts are humans.[2][4] Experimental definitive hosts are: mice, and dogs.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ (in Japanese) Takahashi S. (1929). "On the life history of Metagonimus and Exorchis major. Okayama Igakkai Zasshi 41: 2687–2755.
- ^ a b c d e f Chai J. Y., Darwin Murrell K. & Lymbery A. J. (2005). "Fish-borne parasitic zoonoses: Status and issues". International Journal for Parasitology 35(11-12): 1233-1254. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.07.013.
- ^ a b Waikagul J. & Thaekham U. (2014). Approaches to Research on the Systematics of Fish-Borne Trematodes. Academic Press, 130 pp., page 97.
- ^ a b Chai J.-Y., Guk S.-M., Han E.-T., et al. (2000). "Surface ultrastructure of Metagonimus takahashii metacercariae and adults". The Korean Journal of Parasitology 38(1): 9-15. doi:10.3347/kjp.2000.38.1.9.
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