The Blood Fluke Schistosoma Is

Question

The blood fluke Schistosoma is
A)an endoparasite and a Monogenean.
B)an endoparasite and a Digenean.
C)an ectoparasite and a Digenean.
D)an ectoparasite and a Monogenean.
E)None of the choices is correct

Accepted Answer

Schistosoma is an endoparasite because it lives inside its host. It is also a Digenean because it undergoes complex life cycles involving both intermediate and definitive hosts.