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cercaria

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cer·car·i·a  (sr-kâr-)
n. pl. cer·car·i·ae (--) or cer·car·i·as
The parasitic larva of a trematode worm, having a tail that disappears in the adult stage.
[New Latin cercria : Greek kerkos, tail + -ria, feminine of Latin -rius, -ary.]
cer·cari·al adj.
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Noun1.cercariacercaria - tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
class Trematoda, Trematoda - parasitic flatworms (including flukes)
larva - the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose


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The first phase is host penetration by cercaria, which is usually manifested as a transient (hours) itchy eruption that occurs soon after exposure and is known as swimmer's itch or cercarial dermatitis.
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After a period of asexual reproduction, tailed, free-swimming larvae called cercaria leave the snail and are transported in water, where they actively seek an appropriate vertebrate host.
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