Fasciola hepatica

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fasciola_hepatica

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:liver_fluke gptkb:parasitic_flatworm gptkb:trematode
gptkbp:causesDisease	gptkb:fascioliasis
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Trematoda
gptkbp:commonName	common liver fluke
gptkbp:definitiveHost	mammals
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear	1758
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance	livestock losses
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Fasciolidae
gptkbp:genus	gptkb:Fasciola
gptkbp:infects	gptkb:livestock humans
gptkbp:intermediateHost	gptkb:freshwater_snail
gptkbp:length	up to 30 mm
gptkbp:lifeCycle	cercaria metacercaria miracidium redia sporocyst
gptkbp:morphologicalType	leaf-shaped
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Plagiorchiida
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Platyhelminthes
gptkbp:synonym	gptkb:Distoma_hepaticum
gptkbp:taxonRank	gptkb:species
gptkbp:transmissionRoute	ingestion of contaminated water plants
gptkbp:treatment	gptkb:triclabendazole
gptkbp:width	up to 13 mm
gptkbp:zoonotic	true
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Trematoda gptkb:foodborne_trematodiases
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Fasciola hepatica