Metagonimus takahashii

Metagonimus takahashii is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Heterophyidae.

Metagonimus takahashii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Heterophyidae
Genus: Metagonimus
Species:
M. takahashii
Binomial name
Metagonimus takahashii
Takahashi, 1929

It is a human parasite causing metagonimiasis.

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