Distoma

Japanese: distoma
Distoma

...The first two include those that parasitize fish, reptiles, amphibians, or mollusks, and all medically important species that parasitize humans are included in the Digenea. Most Digenea have oral and abdominal suckers, but the latter also look like a mouth, so the cricket is commonly called distoma (meaning "two mouths"). The surface of the body is covered with a thin layer of keratin, and small spines or wart-like protuberances can be seen.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "distoma" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…前2者には,魚類,爬虫類,両生類あるいは軟体動物などに寄生するものが含まれ,人体寄生をする医学上重要な種類はすべて二世類に含まれる。二世類の多くは口吸盤と腹吸盤をもっているが,後者も口のように見えるところから,キュウチュウのことを俗にジストマdistoma(〈二つの口〉の意)ともいう。体表は薄い角質で覆われ,小棘(しようきよく),またはいぼ状の小隆起がみられる。…

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