Diplostomida
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Diplostomida is an order of parasitic flatworms (trematodes) that includes medically important blood flukes such as Schistosoma species.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of flatworms
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| associatedWithDiseaseInHumans | schistosomiasis ⓘ |
| bodySymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| class | Trematoda ⓘ |
| definitiveHostOften |
birds
ⓘ
mammals ⓘ |
| describedAs | order of digenean trematodes ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
causes disease in humans
ⓘ
causes disease in livestock ⓘ |
| feedingType | endoparasite ⓘ |
| firstIntermediateHostTypically | freshwater snail ⓘ |
| hasBodyCavity | acoelomate ⓘ |
| hasDigestiveSystem | incomplete gut ⓘ |
| hasLifeCycleStage |
adult
ⓘ
cercaria ⓘ metacercaria ⓘ miracidium ⓘ redia ⓘ sporocyst ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alaria
ⓘ
Diplostomum NERFINISHED ⓘ Posthodiplostomum NERFINISHED ⓘ Schistosoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Tylodelphys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNervousSystem | ladder-like nervous system ⓘ |
| hasTaxonomicAuthority | taxonomic authority varies by family and genus ⓘ |
| includes |
avian trematodes
ⓘ
blood flukes ⓘ |
| includesMedicallyImportantTaxa | Schistosoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isA |
order of parasitic flatworms
ⓘ
order of trematodes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycleType | digenetic ⓘ |
| locomotion | muscular movements ⓘ |
| parasitizes |
molluscs
ⓘ
vertebrates ⓘ |
| phylum | Platyhelminthes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductionMode |
asexual reproduction in intermediate host
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| respirationType | anaerobic respiration ⓘ |
| secondIntermediateHostOften | fish ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
helminthology
ⓘ
parasitology ⓘ |
| subclass | Digenea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
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