What is another word for trematoda?
Pronunciation: [tɹˌɛmɐtˈə͡ʊdə] (IPA) 
Trematoda, also known as flukes, is a class of parasitic flatworms that infect various animals and humans. Some synonyms of Trematoda include fluke worms, trematodes, and digenetic trematodes. Flukes are characterized by their leaf-shaped bodies and oral and ventral suckers which they use to attach themselves to their hosts. Trematodes have two hosts during their life cycle: a snail, where they undergo asexual reproduction, and their final host, where they develop into adults. Trematodes are known to cause diseases in humans such as schistosomiasis, liver fluke infection, and lung fluke infection. It is essential to recognize the different synonyms of Trematoda and the diseases they cause to prevent parasitic infections.
