Philophthalmus lacrimosus
| Philophthalmus lacrimosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Philophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Philophthalmus |
| Species: | P. lacrimosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Philophthalmus lacrimosus Braun, 1902[1]
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Philophthalmus lacrimosus is a species of trematodes in the family Philophthalmidae.
Life cycle[edit]
Philophthalmus lacrimosus, as adults, parasitize the eyes of birds (definitive host).[2] Eggs containing miracidia hatch in the water, miracidia penetrate snails[which?] (intermediate hosts) and develop into redia and cercariae.[2] When the metacercariae encyst on surfaces of food for birds the infection of a new definitive host can take place by entering the eye or by oral intake.[2]
Human infections[edit]
Human cases of philophthalmosis have been reported in Yugoslavia, Israel, Asia (Thailand, Sri Lanka, Japan) and the Americas, specifically in Mexico and the United States.[2]
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
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