Heterophyes Explained

Heterophyes is a genus of trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Heterophyidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Heterophyes include:

• Heterophyes aequalis Looss, 1902^[2]
• Heterophyes bucalis Marco del Pont, 1926^[2]
• Heterophyes dispar Looss, 1902^[2]
• Heterophyes fraterna (Looss, 1894)^[2]
• Heterophyes heroni El-Ezz, Tantawy, Mahdy & El-Massry, 2001^[2]
• Heterophyes heterophyes (Siebold, 1853)^[2]
• Heterophyes inops Looss, 1902^[2]
• Heterophyes larii Zhao, 1991^[2]
• Heterophyes nocens Onji & Nishio, 1916^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Human Parasitology. Bogitsh. Burton Jerome. Carter. Clint Earl. Oeltmann. Thomas N.. 2013. Academic Press. 9780124159150. en.
2. Gibson, D. (2015). Heterophyes Cobbold, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108611 on 2016-01-06