Fasciolidae is a family of trematodes and includes several veterinary and medical important parasites. Family Fasciolidae is divided into 5 genera. Flukes of the family are localized in liver, gall bladder, and the intestine. The life cycle of fasciolid flukes includes one intermediate host – freshwater snails from family Lymnaeidae.

Morphological features

• length of adults: 2 (Parafasciolopsis) up to 10 cm (Fasciola gigantica, Fascioloides magna)
• suckers: oral and ventral sucker are closely located
• cercariae: gymnocephalic shape

Sytematics within family

• Fasciola
• F. hepatica – Common liver fluke
• F. gigantica
• F. jacksoni
• Fasciola spp. – Japanese strain
• Fascioloides
• F. magna
• Fasciolopsis
• F. buski
• Parafasciolopsis
• P. fasciomorphae
• Protofasciola
• P. robusta

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