Organisms

Dicrocoelium

A genus of trematode liver flukes of the family Dicrocoeliidae which includes the species dendriticum and hospes. It occurs in the biliary passages or liver of many vertebrates including man. The intermediate hosts are mainly mollusks but occasionally ants.

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A genus of trematode liver flukes of the family Dicrocoeliidae which includes the species dendriticum and hospes. It occurs in the biliary passages or liver of many vertebrates including man. The intermediate hosts are mainly mollusks but occasionally ants.

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  • Dicrocoeliums
  • Dicrocoelium dendriticum
  • Dicrocoelium lanceolatum
  • Fasciola dendritica
  • Fasciola lanceolata
  • Dicrocoelium dendriticums
  • Dicrocoelium lanceolatums
  • Fasciola dendriticas
  • Fasciola lanceolatas
  • dendritica, Fasciola
  • dendriticums, Dicrocoelium
  • lanceolata, Fasciola
  • lanceolatums, Dicrocoelium

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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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infection = DICROCOELIASIS; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dicrocoelium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004013. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004013
  2. Dicrocoelium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3026681