Heterophyes nocens is a species of trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Heterophyidae.
This species occurs in:
The first intermediate hosts of Heterophyes nocens include brackish water snail Cerithideopsilla cingulata.[2]
The second intermediate host include freshwater fish: Mugil cephalus, and Acanthogobius flavimanus.[2]
Natural definitive hosts are fish-eating animals: cats, and humans.[2] It can infect humans when eating raw fish. Experimental definitive hosts are: dogs and cats.[1]
Heterophyes nocens is a species of trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Heterophyidae.
