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[A historical survey of the nomenclature of the lanceolate liver fluke Dicrocoelium dendriticum]. 1987

R Schuster

Wissenschaftsbereich Parasitologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

The correctness of the name Discrocoelium dendriticum given to the lanceolate liver luke is discussed in the form of a literature review. Possible reasons are discussed for the peculiar first finding of this parasite in the gut of a swordfish. D. dendriticum is regarded as the valid name of this fluke.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009626	Terminology as Topic	Works about the terms, expressions, designations, or symbols used in a particular science, discipline, or specialized subject area.	Etymology,Nomenclature as Topic,Etymologies
D004013	Dicrocoelium	A genus of trematode liver flukes of the family Dicrocoeliidae which includes the species dendriticum and hospes. It occurs in the biliary passages or liver of many vertebrates including man. The intermediate hosts are mainly mollusks but occasionally ants.	Dicrocoelium dendriticum,Dicrocoelium lanceolatum,Fasciola dendritica,Fasciola lanceolata,Dicrocoelium dendriticums,Dicrocoelium lanceolatums,Dicrocoeliums,Fasciola dendriticas,Fasciola lanceolatas,dendritica, Fasciola,dendriticums, Dicrocoelium,lanceolata, Fasciola,lanceolatums, Dicrocoelium
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia