Biology:Plagiorchis vespertillionis
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Short description: Species of fluke
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Plagiorchiidae |
| Genus: | Plagiorchis |
| Species: | P. vespertillionis
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| Plagiorchis vespertillionis (Müller, 1780)
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Plagiorchis vespertillionis, also sometimes listed as Plagiorchis vespertilionis, is a species of trematode that parasitizes bats. It was described as a new species in 1780 based on specimens collected from a brown long-eared bat in Denmark .[1] In 2007, it was documented within a human host for the first time.[2]
References
- ↑ Tkach, Vasyl V.; Pawlowski, Jan; Sharpilo, Viktor P. (2000). "Molecular and morphological differentiation between species of the Plagiorchis vespertilionis group (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae) occurring in European bats, with a re-description of P. Vespertilionis (Müller, 1780)". Systematic Parasitology 47 (1): 9–22. doi:10.1023/A:1006358524045. PMID 10937662.
- ↑ Guk, S-M.; Kim, J-L.; Park, J-H.; Chai, J-Y. (2007). "A Human Case of Plagiorchis vespertilionis (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) Infection in the Republic of Korea". Journal of Parasitology 93 (5): 1225–1227. doi:10.1645/GE-1098R.1. PMID 18163364.
Wikidata ☰ Q5018444 entry
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