Cercaria
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cercaria-287-16054714
title:
Cercaria
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A cercaria is the larval form of the trematode class of parasites. It develops within the germinal cells of the sporocyst or redia. A cercaria has a tapering head with large penetration glands. It may or may not have a long swimming "tail", depending on the species. The motile cercaria finds and settles in a host where it will become either an adult, or a mesocercaria, or a metacercaria, according to species. The term Cercaria is also used as a genus name in descriptions of species when only the
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description:
Larval form of parasite
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercaria
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date modified:
2023-11-03T06:46:12Z
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