Telogaster

Telogaster opisthorchis is an endoparasite in the class Trematoda within the phylum Platyhelminthes. This fluke is known for causing tumor like malformations in fishes (intermediate host) by attaching onto its spinal region in the metacercariae form. Malformations cause fish to become more susceptible to fish eating predators (definitive host) allowing T. opisthorchis to continue with its lifecycle.

Telogaster
Scanning electron micrograph of an excysted metacercaria of Telogaster opisthorchis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Cryptogonimidae
Genus: Telogaster
Macfarlane, 1945
Species:
T. opisthorchis
Binomial name
Telogaster opisthorchis
Macfarlane, 1945
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