title: [A historical survey of the nomenclature of the lanceolate liver fluke Dicrocoelium dendriticum].
abstract: The correctness of the name Discrocoelium dendriticum given to the lanceolate liver luke is discussed in the form of a literature review. Possible reasons are discussed for the peculiar first finding of this parasite in the gut of a swordfish. D. dendriticum is regarded as the valid name of this fluke.
authors.affiliation: Wissenschaftsbereich Parasitologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schuster
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004013:Dicrocoelium / Q000145:classification*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
vernacular_title: Ein geschichtlicher Uberblick zur Namensgebung des Lanzettegels Dicrocoelium dendriticum.