The common liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) is a species of trematoda, phylum platyhelminthes (fluke) of the Digenea subclass, characterized by its lanceolate shape, with two suckers, one ventral and one oral, and it has a biological cycle with two generations (digenea) in two hosts, an amphibian gastropod mollusk and a mammal. It is a parasite with two bile ducts and the gallbladder of herbivores and omnivores, including humans; this agent is responsible for one of the most widespread parasitosis, in cattle, fasciolosis, which is considered to be one of major parasitic diseases of domesticated ruminants in the world.

	CYCLE	Fasciola hepatica. Oral sucker Objective 4X

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