Metagonimus takahashii
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| Metagonimus takahashii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Heterophyidae |
| Genus: | Metagonimus |
| Species: | M. takahashii |
| Binomial name | |
| Metagonimus takahashii | |
Metagonimus takahashii is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Heterophyidae.
It is a human parasite causing metagonimiasis.
This species occurs in Japan and Korea.[2]
