Biology:Gorgodera amplicava

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Short description: Species of fluke

Gorgodera amplicava
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Gorgoderidae
Genus: Gorgodera
Species:
G. amplicava
Binomial name
Gorgodera amplicava
Looss, 1899[1]

Gorgodera amplicava is a species of digenetic trematodes whose definitive hosts include amphibians. Its first intermediate host includes the fingernail clam, which is followed by a second intermediate host, which can be a snail, tadpole, or crayfish. Gorgodera is a distome, meaning its body includes two suckers, one oral and one ventral.

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q5033794 entry