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Opisthorchis

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Encyclopedia of Parasitology
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Name

Greek: opisthos = behind, orchis = testis, gonad.

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Clonorchis, Digenea.

Classification

Genus of Digenea.

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Table 1.

Table 1 Important species of the genus Opisthorchis

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(2008). Opisthorchis. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48996-2_2230

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