What is the difference between Cercariae and Metacercariae?

The difference between cercariae and metacercariae

is that "cercariae" is the parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally and "metacercariae" is the encysted stage of a trematode parasite in the tissues of an intermediate host.

cercariae

metacercariae

Noun

  • The parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.

Noun

  • The encysted stage of a trematode parasite (flukes) in the tissues of an intermediate host.