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Which of the following worms is an endoparasite of liver?

Option: 1

Liverworm


Option: 2

Liver fluke


Option: 3

Tapeworm


Option: 4

All of these


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Some Common Platyhelminthes -

 

Dugesia (Planaria)

  • Free-living carnivorous flatworm

  • Mouth is located on the ventral side

  • Shows high capacity of regeneration

Taenia solium (Tapeworm)

  • Shows pseudo segmentation

  • An intestinal endoparasite with man as primary host and pig as secondary host

  • Has no digestive system

Fasciola (Liver Fluke)

  • An endoparasite of bile duct

  • The primary host is sheep and secondary host is snail

Schistosoma (Blood Fluke)

  • An endoparasite of blood vessels in humans

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Liver Fluke is an endoparasite of bile duct. The primary host is sheep and secondary host is snail

 

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