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Dicrocoelium dendriticum

Roundworms and Flatworms

Dicrocoelium dendriticum, commonly called the lancet liver fluke, is a parasitic fluke that typically lives in cattle and other grazing mammals. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Parasitic 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Dicrocoelium dendriticum 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Trematoda, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Dicrocoelium dendriticum

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Dicrocoelium dendriticum (Animal Diversity Web)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

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Denmark

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Egypt

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Georgia

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Norway

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Sweden

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Turkey

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United Kingdom

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Sources
1. Dicrocoelium dendriticum (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Dicrocoelium dendriticum, the lancet liver fluke, is a parasite fluke that tends to live in cattle or other grazing mammals.
  • In Group: Flukes (Trematoda), Lead
    Dicrocoelium dendriticum, the lancet liver fluke, is a parasite fluke that tends to live in cattle or other grazing mammals.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Dicrocoelium dendriticum (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
    Heavy infections render livers unsellable.
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Grassland, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland mountains mountains
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4. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
  • Living or Extinct: Yes
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5. Wikipedia: Dicrocoelium dendriticum
Wikipedia
  • Scientific Name: Dicrocoelium dendriticum
6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Dicrocoelium dendriticum
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2504447, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2504447, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Dicrocoelium dendriticum
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Trematoda, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Trematoda, Taxon record
"class": "Trematoda"
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