Plagiorchis vespertillionis
Plagiorchis vespertillionis, also sometimes listed as Plagiorchis vespertilionis, is a species of trematode that parasitizes bats. It was described as a new species in 1780 based on specimens collected from a brown long-eared bat in Denmark.[1] In 2007, it was documented within a human host for the first time.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Plagiorchiidae |
| Genus: | Plagiorchis |
| Species: | P. vespertillionis |
| Binomial name | |
| Plagiorchis vespertillionis (Müller, 1780) | |
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References
- Tkach, Vasyl V.; Pawlowski, Jan; Sharpilo, Viktor P. (2000). "Molecular and morphological differentiation between species of the Plagiorchis vespertilionis group (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae) occurring in European bats, with a re-description of P. Vespertilionis (Müller, 1780)". Systematic Parasitology. 47 (1): 9–22. doi:10.1023/A:1006358524045. PMID 10937662.
- Guk, S-M.; Kim, J-L.; Park, J-H.; Chai, J-Y. (2007). "A Human Case of Plagiorchis vespertilionis (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) Infection in the Republic of Korea". Journal of Parasitology. 93 (5): 1225–1227. doi:10.1645/GE-1098R.1. PMID 18163364.
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