Digenetic trematodes pass their life cycle through two generations, one sexual generation that occurs in the final host and other is the asexual generation that occurs in the intermediate host in which some larval stages develop by asexual multiplication from the preceeding larval stage.
Muhammad Sharif Bhutta has written: 'Digenetic trematodes of vertebrates from Pakistan' -- subject(s): Parasites, Platyhelminthes, Trematoda, Vertebrates
Dr. Carmen Velasquez is from Pangasinan, Philippines. She discovered 32 species and 1 genus of digenetic trematodes in 13 families from Philippine fishes.
Lewis Eugene Aldrich has written: 'Digenetic trematodes from marine fishes in the San Juan Archipelago' -- subject(s): Fishes, Diseases, Trematoda
Sachu Yamaguchi has written: 'Digenetic Trematodes of fishes' -- subject(s): Fishes, Trematoda, Parasites 'Systema helminthum' -- subject(s): Helminthology, Intestinal and parasitic Worms, Worms, Intestinal and parasitic 'Monogentic trematodes of Hawaiian fishes' -- subject(s): Fishes, Tematoda, Parasites
Daniel Tin-Hung Law has written: 'Studies on some digenetic trematodes from Ritner Creek, Polk County, Oregon' -- subject(s): Trematoda
Digenetic trematodes typically have an excretory system composed of flame cells (protonephridia) and collecting tubules. Flame cells are specialized cells that remove waste and regulate osmotic balance by using cilia to move fluids through tubules. Waste products are expelled through excretory pores. These structures help regulate the internal environment of the parasite and maintain homeostasis.
Dr. Carmen C. Velasquez is a Filipino scientist who is most famously known as the one who pioneered studies of tropical fish parasitology. She has discovered 32 species and a genus of digenetic trematodes in 13 families from Philippine fishes used as food.
Emmett William Price has written: 'Four new species of trematode worms from the muskrat' -- subject(s): Mammals, Muskrat, Parasites, Trematoda 'The trematode parasites of marine mammals' -- subject(s): Mammals, Parasites, Trematoda 'New digenetic trematodes from marine fishes' -- subject(s): Fishes, Parasites, Trematoda
Schistosomes are unique among trematodes due to their dioecious reproductive system, meaning they have distinct male and female individuals, whereas most trematodes are hermaphroditic. They also have a complex life cycle that includes specific freshwater snail hosts for their larval stages, which is less common in other trematodes. Additionally, schistosomes are known for causing significant human diseases, such as schistosomiasis, making their public health impact more pronounced compared to other trematodes. Their elongated body shape and specialized structures for attachment and movement further differentiate them from other trematodes.
trematodes are commonly called flukes just as cestodes are tapewoprms both belonging to the phylum platyhelminths (flatworms), and the kingdom animalia.
They cause limb malformations.
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