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Fasciolidae

Fasciolidae

9.9
A group of flatworms that live in the livers of mammals and often infect farm animals
  • noun
  • /fæˈsiːəˌlaɪdi/
  • Specialized
: Fasciolidae
  • The Fasciolidae family includes several species of liver flukes.

Examples

  • Livestock are sometimes infected by trematodes belonging to the Fasciolidae family.

  • The life cycle of Fasciolidae species often involves snails as intermediate hosts.

  • Veterinarians monitor farm animals for diseases caused by Fasciolidae parasites.

  • Infection by Fasciolidae can lead to severe liver damage.

  • Veterinarians monitor livestock for infections caused by Fasciolidae parasites.

  • The Fasciolidae family of trematodes often infects the livers of various mammals.

  • Farmers should be aware of the potential diseases caused by Fasciolidae in their animals.

Surface Forms

Fasciolidae singular
Fasciolidae plural

Morphology

Fasciolidae = Fasciola (opaque) = Fasciola + idae

The form is a technical taxonomic formation (genus name + family-forming suffix '-idae'), which is not predictable to average learners without knowledge of biological nomenclature.

Etymology

Fasciolidae comes from the name Fasciola, which comes from Latin fascia meaning 'band' plus the small ending -ola meaning 'little', because these flat worms look like small bands or ribbons. The ending -idae means 'family' in animal names, so Fasciolidae is the 'family of little band' worms that live as parasites in the livers of animals.