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Trematodes (flukes) - Coggle Diagram
Trematodes (flukes)
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Pass through several different larval stages: miracidium, sporocyst, radia, cercaria and metacercaria.
Require one or more intermediate hosts, one of which is nearly always a mollusk (phylum)/gastropod (class). i.e., snail, slug
Eggs are operculated, contain a ciliated embryo called a miracidium.
Miracidia released when eggs are laid and come into contact with water.
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