furcocercous cercariae

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furcocercous cercariae: (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) Cercariae with forked tails into which the body is not retractable; divided into several groups: 1. Bucephalus group (including gasterostomes). 2. Lophocercous group (apharyngeate, monostome cercariae). 3. Apharyngeate or ocellate group. 4. Pharyngeate, nonocellate group. 5. Suckerless apharyngeate group.