Metagonimus miyatai is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Heterophyidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Heterophyidae |
| Genus: | Metagonimus |
| Species: | M. miyatai
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| Metagonimus miyatai Saito, Chai, Kim, Lee and Rim, 1997[1]
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It is a human parasite causing metagonimiasis.
Distribution
editLife cycle
editThe first intermediate hosts of Metagonimus miyatai include freshwater snails Semisulcospira libertina,[2] Semisulcospira dolorosa,[2] and Koreoleptoxis globus.[3]
The second intermediate host include freshwater fish: Phoxinus lagowskii steindachneri,[2] Zacco platypus, Nipponocypris temminckii, Plecoglossus altivelis, Tribolodon hakonensis, and Tribolodon brandtii, Opsariichthys bidens.[1][3]
Natural definitive hosts are: dogs, red fox Vulpes vulpes japonica, Japanese raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus, black-eared kite Milvus migrans lineatus, and humans.[1]
Experimental definitive hosts are: mice, rats, hamsters, and dogs.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Saito S., Chai J. Y., Kim K. H., et al. (1997). "Metagonimus miyatai sp. nov. (Digenea: Heterophyidae), a new intestinal trematode transmitted by freshwater fishes in Japan and Korea". The Korean Journal of Parasitology 35: 223–232. doi:10.3347/kjp.1997.35.4.223.
- ^ a b c d Shimazu T. (2002). "Life cycle and morphology of Metagonimus miyatai (Digenea: Heterophyidae) from Nagano, Japan". Parasitology International 51(3):271–280. doi:10.1016/S1383-5769(02)00038-7.
- ^ a b c d Chai J. Y., Darwin Murrell K. & Lymbery A. J. (2005). "Fish-borne parasitic zoonoses: Status and issues". International Journal for Parasitology 35(11-12): 1233-1254. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.07.013.
