Plagiorchis vespertillionis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Order: | Plagiorchiida |
Family: | Plagiorchiidae |
Genus: | Plagiorchis |
Species: | P. vespertillionis
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Binomial name | |
Plagiorchis vespertillionis (
Müller, 1780)
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Plagiorchis vespertillionis, also sometimes listed as Plagiorchis vespertilionis, is a species of trematode that parasitizes bats. It was described as a new species in 1780 based on specimens collected from a brown long-eared bat in Denmark. [1] In 2007, it was documented within a human host for the first time. [2]