Fasciola gigantica
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Fasciola gigantica is a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, which causes tropical fascioliasis. It is regarded as one of the most important single platyhelminth infections of ruminants in Asia and Africa. The infection is commonly called fasciolosis.
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Fasciola gigantica | |
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Cobbold's drawings of dorsal (left) and ventral views of Fasciola gigantica | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Order: | Plagiorchiida |
Family: | Fasciolidae |
Genus: | Fasciola |
Species: | F. gigantica |
Binomial name | |
Fasciola gigantica | |
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The prevalence of F. gigantica often overlaps with that of Fasciola hepatica, and the two species are so closely related in terms of genetics, behaviour, and morphological and anatomical structures that distinguishing them is notoriously difficult.[2] Therefore, sophisticated molecular techniques are required to correctly identify and diagnose the infection.[3]