| Haplorchis taichui | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Heterophyidae |
| Genus: | Haplorchis |
| Species: | H. taichui |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplorchis taichui (Nishigori, 1924) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Monorchotrema taichui Nishigori, 1924 Contents | |
Haplorchis taichui is a species of intestinal fluke in the family Heterophyidae. [2] It is a human parasite.
This species occurs in: Taiwan, the Philippines, [3] Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and South China. [1]
The first intermediate hosts of Heterophyes nocens include freshwater snails Melania obliquegranosa , Stenomelania juncea , and Melanoides tuberculata . [1]
The second intermediate host include freshwater fish: Cyclocheilichthys repasson , goldfish Carassius auratus, Cyprinus carpio , Gambusia affinis , Hampala dispar , Labiobarbus leptocheilus , Puntius binotatus , Puntius brevis , Puntius gonionotus , Javean barb, Barbodes palata , Pseudorasbora parva , Rhodeus ocellatus , Zacco platypus , Raiamas guttatus , Mystacoleucus marginatus , and Siamese mud carp Henicorhynchus siamensis. [1]
Natural definitive hosts are fish-eating animals: dogs, cats, birds, and humans. [1]
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Oxyresveratrol, a stilbenoid found in extracts of Artocarpus lakoocha is effective against Haplorchis taichui. [4]
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