Eukaryote
schistosoma
Subclass of:
Schistosomatidae
Etymology:
Greek schistos = split + soma = body
Definitions related to schistosoma:
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A genus of trematoda flatworms that are the causative agents of schistosomiasis diseases. The lifecycle of Schistosoma flatworms involves freshwater snails as the intermediate host and humans as the definitive host. They are unique among trematodes, and other flatworms, in that they are dioecious with distinct sexual dimorphism between male and female.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A genus of trematode flukes belonging to the family Schistosomatidae. There are over a dozen species. These parasites are found in man and other mammals. Snails are the intermediate hosts.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Genus of digenetic trematodes, including the important blood flukes of humans and domestic animals, that cause schistosomiasis; characterized by elongate shape, by separate sexes with marked sexual dimorphism, by their unusual location in the smaller blood vessels of their host, and by utilization of water snails as intermediate hosts.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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