Organisms

Schistosomatidae

A family of blood flukes of the class Trematoda which is found in animals and man. It Includes the genera Heterobilharzia, Schistosomatium, Schistosoma, Ornithobilharzia, Bilharziella, Trichobilharzia, Pseudobilharzia, and Austrobilharzia.

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A family of blood flukes of the class Trematoda which is found in animals and man. It Includes the genera Heterobilharzia, Schistosomatium, Schistosoma, Ornithobilharzia, Bilharziella, Trichobilharzia, Pseudobilharzia, and Austrobilharzia.

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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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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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  • Trematoda (1966-1981)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Schistosomatidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012551. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012551
  2. Schistosomatidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schistosomatidae
  3. Schistosomatidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2095142