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Trematode Life Cycle
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Summary
The
Trematode Life Cycle
is complex, involving
Multiple hosts
and stages, typically starting with an egg that hatches into a miracidium, which infects a
Primary molluscan host
. This progresses through several
Larval stages
, including sporocysts and rediae, before developing into cercariae that infect a
Secondary host
, eventually maturing into
Adult flukes
in a
Definitive Host
where they
Reproduce sexually
.
Concepts
Miracidium
Sporocyst
Redia
Cercaria
Metacercaria
Definitive Host
Intermediate Host
Parasitic Adaptation
Schistosomiasis
Liver Fluke
Snail Intermediate Host
Molluscan Hosts
Relevant Degrees
Microorganism Classification 60%
Animal Anatomy 40%
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