Schistosoma japonicum(SCHSJA)
Overview Code created in: 2010-12-27
- EPPO Code: SCHSJA
- Preferred name: Schistosoma japonicum
- Authority: (Katsurada)
S. japonicum is the agent of schistosomiasis in Man and many other mammalian species in China and other parts of eastern Asia. Its intermediate hosts are Oncomelania spp.
Kingdom
Animalia (
1ANIMK )
Phylum
Platyhelminthes (
1PLATP )
Class
Trematoda (
1TREMC )
Order
Strigeatida (
1STRGO )
Family
Schistosomatidae (
1SCHSF )
Genus
Schistosoma (
1SCHSG )
Species
Schistosoma japonicum (
SCHSJA )