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Liver fluke belongs to the class

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Trematoda
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Cestoda
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C
Nematoda
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Polychaeta
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Solution

The correct option is A Trematoda
The platyhelminths are parasitic and non-parasitic flatworms. Cestoda, Trematoda are parasitic while Turbellaria contains free-living worms. Fasciola hepatica which is also known as the common liver fluke is parasites. These flatworms can occur in bile ducts, gallbladder, and liver parenchyma. They feed on blood.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

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