Biology:Plagiorchiida

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Short description: Order of flukes

Plagiorchiida
Paragonimus westermanii.jpg
Paragonimus westermani
(Troglotremata: Paragonimidae)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Subclass: Digenea
Order: Plagiorchiida
La Rue, 1957

Plagiorchiida is a large order of trematodes, synonymous to Echinostomida. They belong to the Digenea, a large subclass of flukes. This order contains relatively few significant parasites of humans.[1]

The following families are placed here, organised by superfamily and suborder:[2][3]

References

  1. Gibson (2001). "European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification". Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: 136–142. 
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Plagiorchiida". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108402. 
  3. Jones, A., Bray, R. A., & Gibson, D. I. (Eds.). (2002). Keys to the Trematoda (Vol. 1). CABI Publishing and The Natural History Museum.

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