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Abstract
A family of flukes of the class Trematoda found in the intestinal tract and liver of animals and man. Some of the genera are Homalagaster, Gastrodiscus, Paramphistomum, Watsonius, Nilocotyle, Gigantocotyle, Gastrothylax, Macropotrema, Ceylonocotyle, Zygocotyle, Cotylophoron, and Calicophoron.
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- Amphistomidae
- Gastrodiscoides
- Paramphistomata
- Paramphistomum
- Watsonius
- Gastrodiscoide
- Paramphistomatas
- Paramphistomums
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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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Indexing Annotation
a family of trematodes; infection: coord IM with TREMATODE INFECTIONS (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH
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Previous Indexing
- Trematoda (1966-1981)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Paramphistomatidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010250. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010250
- Paramphistomatidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramphistomatidae
- Paramphistomatidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5033137