Opisthorchis viverrini, commonly known as the Southeast Asian liver fluke, is a food borne trematode parasite in the family Opisthorchiidae that infects the bile duct. People become infected by eating raw or undercooked fish, and the resulting infection, called opisthorchiasis, also raises the risk of cholangiocarcinoma, a cancer of the bile ducts. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Opisthorchis viverrini
In Biome
Source Opisthorchis viverrini (Wikipedia)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Opisthorchis viverrini (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Opisthorchis viverrini, common name Southeast Asian liver fluke, is a food-borne trematode parasite from the family Opisthorchiidae that infects the bile duct.
In Group: Flukes (Trematoda), Lead
Opisthorchis viverrini, common name Southeast Asian liver fluke, is a food-borne trematode parasite from the family Opisthorchiidae that infects the bile duct.
In Biome: Freshwater, Habitat: Freshwater
include freshwater habitats with stagnant or slow-moving waters (ponds, river, aquaculture, swamps, rice fields).
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
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4. Wikipedia: Opisthorchis viverrini
Wikipedia
5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Opisthorchis viverrini
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2505611, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 2505611, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Opisthorchis viverrini
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Trematoda, Taxon recordQuote, Child Taxon Of: Trematoda, Taxon record
"class": "Trematoda"
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