Taxonomic Classification Paragonimus westermani (P. westermani) is part of the phylum Platyhelminthes. Platyhelminthes are flatworms, and are characterized by being acoelomate, triploblastic, and having a simple bilateral symmetry (Berkley.edu). The P. westermani is a member of the Trematoda class. Trematodas are flukes (parasite flatworms) that live inside vertebrates as their primary hosts and inside mollusks as intermediate hosts (wikipedia.org-trematoda). The parasite’s order is Plagiochiformes
The Schistosomiasis Parasite in Contaminated Water Ever wonder what kind of parasites are in your water, or how they can enter in to your body to make you very sick? Well it is most definite that no on want to get sick. The information found in this paper was collected over the past month, either by going to the library or by accessing information off the Internet at home, almost every night. The point that will be given to you is a little in information about the infectious disease called