| Fasciola | |
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| Fasciola hepatica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Fasciolidae |
| Genus: | Fasciola Linnaeus, 1758[1] |
Fasciola, commonly known as the liver fluke, is a genus of parasitic trematodes. There are three species within the genus Fasciola: Fasciola nyanzae, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica. Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica are known to form hybrids. Both F. hepatica and F. gigantica and their hybrids infect the liver tissue of a wide variety of mammals, including humans, in a condition known as fascioliasis. F. hepatica measures up to 30 mm by 15 mm, while F. gigantica measures up to 75 mm by 15 mm.[2] Fasciola nyanzae is thought to exclusively infect the common hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius.[3]
- ^ Linnæi, C. (1758–1759). Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Haracteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Holmiæ: Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii.
- ^ Prevention, CDC-Centers for Disease Control and (2019-04-16). "CDC - Fasciola - General Information - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ Dinnik, J. A.; Dinnik, N. N. (1961). "On the Morphology and Life History ofFasciola nyanzaeLeiper, 1910 from the Hippopotamus". Journal of Helminthology. 35 (S1): 53–62. doi:10.1017/s0022149x00017570. ISSN 0022-149X.