Schistosoma malayensis

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Schistosoma malayensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Subclass: Digenea
Order: Stringeiformes
Genus: Schistosoma
Species: S. malayensis
Binomial name
Schistosoma malayensis
Greer, Ow-Yang & Yong, 1988

Schistosoma malayensis is an important parasite. It is one of the major agents of schistosomiasis. It is named after the country of Malaysia.[citation needed]