Trematoda

<p>Trematoda is a <a href="/facts/Class_(biology)/a7MrgFu3">class</a> of <a href="/facts/Flatworm/lvqbrb2V">flatworms</a> known as trematodes, and commonly as flukes. They are <a href="/facts/Obligate_parasite/UEfWKbyQ">obligate</a> <a href="/facts/Endoparasites/HWPcgky7">internal parasites</a> with a complex <a href="/facts/Biological_life_cycle/1y28aNGG">life cycle</a> requiring at least two <a href="/facts/Host_(biology)/L6mop0kh">hosts</a>. The intermediate host, in which <a href="/facts/Asexual_reproduction/HpovW0VS">asexual reproduction</a> occurs, is a <a href="/facts/Mollusca/1elgknsQ">mollusk</a>, usually a <a href="/facts/Snail/y94YHrPw">snail</a>. The definitive host, where the flukes <a href="/facts/Sexual_reproduction/hmsXy53s">sexually reproduce</a>, is a <a href="/facts/Vertebrate/tT54FSTT">vertebrate</a>. Infection by trematodes can cause disease in all five <a href="/facts/Vertebrate/tT54FSTT">vertebrate</a> classes: <a href="/facts/Mammals/phSwTzBo">mammals</a>, <a href="/facts/Birds/RJF6zwLP">birds</a>, <a href="/facts/Amphibians/r2BleD2W">amphibians</a>, <a href="/facts/Reptiles/04n1uKf1">reptiles</a>, and <a href="/facts/Fish/fln4gH9V">fish</a>.
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Trematoda