A family of intestinal flukes of the class Trematoda which occurs in animals and man. Some of the genera are Heterophyes, Metagonimus, Cryptocotyle, Stellantchasmus, and Euryhelmis.
Entry Term(s)
Heterophyes
Metagonimus
Metagonimus yokogawai
Yokogawa's Fluke
Registry Number
txid84526
Related Numbers
txid104454
txid84527
txid84529
Previous Indexing
Trematoda (1966-1981)
Public MeSH Note
82; HETEROPHYES was see under TREMATODA 1963-81; METAGONIMUS was heading 1963-81
Online Note
use HETEROPHYIDAE to search HETEROPHYES 1975-81 & METAGONIMUS 1966-81; use TREMATODA to search HETEROPHYES 1966-74
History Note
82; HETEROPHYES was see under TREMATODA 1963-81; METAGONIMUS was heading 1963-81
A family of intestinal flukes of the class Trematoda which occurs in animals and man. Some of the genera are Heterophyes, Metagonimus, Cryptocotyle, Stellantchasmus, and Euryhelmis.
