In this article we will discuss about the structure of Paramphistomum with the help of a diagram.
1. It is an endoparaslte in the bile duct of catties.
2. These are acoelomate and bilaterally symmetrical worms.
3. The body is roughly inverted and comma-shaped.
4. The anterior narrow and conical tip bears a mouth and the broad posterior end bears a large muscular -acetabulum. The oral sucker being absent.
5. The intestine is forked but un-branched.
6. Animals are hermaphrodite and life cycle involves an intermediate host – the mollusk.