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Plagiorchis vespertillionis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Trematoda
Order:	Plagiorchiida
Family:	Plagiorchiidae
Genus:	Plagiorchis
Species:	P. vespertillionis
Binomial name
Plagiorchis vespertillionis (Müller, 1780)
Synonyms
Fasciola vespertilionis Müller, 1780

Plagiorchis vespertillionis, also sometimes listed as Plagiorchis vespertilionis, is a species of trematode that parasitizes bats. It was described as a new species in 1780 based on specimens collected from a brown long-eared bat in Denmark. In 2007, it was documented within a human host for the first time.

References

1. Tkach, Vasyl V.; Pawlowski, Jan; Sharpilo, Viktor P. (2000). "Molecular and morphological differentiation between species of the Plagiorchis vespertilionis group (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae) occurring in European bats, with a re-description of P. Vespertilionis (Müller, 1780)". Systematic Parasitology. 47 (1): 9–22. doi:10.1023/A:1006358524045. PMID 10937662. S2CID 21053090.
2. Guk, S-M.; Kim, J-L.; Park, J-H.; Chai, J-Y. (2007). "A Human Case of Plagiorchis vespertilionis (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) Infection in the Republic of Korea". Journal of Parasitology. 93 (5): 1225–1227. doi:10.1645/GE-1098R.1. PMID 18163364. S2CID 207249262.

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