''Cercaria'' is a genus of

trematodes Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in which asexual reproduction occurs, is usually a snail. The definitive ...

belonging to the family

Fellodistomidae Fellodistomidae is a family of trematodes belonging to the order Plagiorchiida. References Plagiorchiida Trematode families {{Trematoda-stub ...

. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: *'' Cercaria armata'' *'' Cercaria brevicaeca'' *'' Cercaria brookoveri'' *'' Cercaria burti'' *'' Cercaria caryi'' *'' Cercaria chrysenterica'' *'' Cercaria cloacicola'' *'' Cercaria columbiensis'' *'' Cercaria dermolestes'' *'' Cercaria diastropha'' *'' Cercaria dipterocerca'' *'' Cercaria douglasi'' *'' Cercaria douthitti'' * ''Cercaria elegans'' *''

Cercaria elongata A cercaria (plural cercariae) is the larval form of the trematode Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in whic ...

'' *'' Cercaria elvae'' *'' Cercaria emarginatae'' *'' Cercaria gedoelsti'' *''

Cercaria gyrauli A cercaria (plural cercariae) is the larval form of the trematode Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in whic ...

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Cercaria hamata A cercaria (plural cercariae) is the larval form of the trematode Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in whic ...

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Cercaria hemilophura A cercaria (plural cercariae) is the larval form of the trematode Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in whic ...

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Cercaria hezuiensis A cercaria (plural cercariae) is the larval form of the trematode Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in whic ...

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Cercaria himasthloides A cercaria (plural cercariae) is the larval form of the trematode Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in whic ...

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Cercaria hongkongensis A cercaria (plural cercariae) is the larval form of the trematode Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in whic ...

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Cercaria inhabilis A cercaria (plural cercariae) is the larval form of the trematode Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in whic ...

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Cercaria isocotylea A cercaria (plural cercariae) is the larval form of the trematode Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in whic ...

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Cercaria laevicardi A cercaria (plural cercariae) is the larval form of the trematode Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in whic ...

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Cercaria leptacantha A cercaria (plural cercariae) is the larval form of the trematode Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in whic ...

'' *'' Cercaria linearis'' *'' Cercaria littorinae'' *'' Cercaria longicauda'' *'' Cercaria magnicaudata'' *'' Cercaria megalura'' *'' Cercaria mesostephanus'' *'' Cercaria milfordensis'' *'' Cercaria minus'' *'' Cercaria mortoni'' *'' Cercaria multicellulata'' *'' Cercaria myae'' *'' Cercaria oregonensis'' *'' Cercaria owreae'' *'' Cercaria parvicaudata'' *'' Cercaria pernaviridis'' *'' Cercaria pleurolophocerca'' *'' Cercaria polyadena'' *'' Cercaria reflexae'' *'' Cercaria rubra'' *'' Cercaria shanghaiensis'' *'' Cercaria spelotremoides'' *'' Cercaria stagnicolae'' *'' Cercaria sturniae'' *'' Cercaria tenax'' *'' Cercaria tenuis'' *'' Cercaria trigonura'' *'' Cercaria ubiquitoides'' *'' Cercaria viridis'' *'' Cercaria wardi''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18519822 Plagiorchiida