Liver Fluke
Common Name: Liver Fluke
Scientific Name: Fasciola hepatica
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Specimen #: 84
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: Adults of liver flukes are localized in the liver of various mammals, including humans. These flatworms can occur in bile ducts, gallbladder, and liver parenchyma. They feed on blood. Adult flukes produce eggs which are passed into the intestine.
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: Adults of liver flukes are localized in the liver of various mammals, including humans.
Relationship with humans: Adults of liver flukes are localized in the liver of various mammals, including humans. These flatworms can occur in bile ducts, gallbladder, and liver parenchyma. They feed on blood. Adult flukes produce eggs which are passed into the intestine.
Sources: http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/fasciola/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_fluke
Scientific Name: Fasciola hepatica
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Specimen #: 84
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: Adults of liver flukes are localized in the liver of various mammals, including humans. These flatworms can occur in bile ducts, gallbladder, and liver parenchyma. They feed on blood. Adult flukes produce eggs which are passed into the intestine.
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: Adults of liver flukes are localized in the liver of various mammals, including humans.
Relationship with humans: Adults of liver flukes are localized in the liver of various mammals, including humans. These flatworms can occur in bile ducts, gallbladder, and liver parenchyma. They feed on blood. Adult flukes produce eggs which are passed into the intestine.
Sources: http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/fasciola/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_fluke