Mesometridae is a family of
trematodes
Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in which asexual reproduction occurs, is usually a snail. The definitive host ...
belonging to the order
Plagiorchiida
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.
The following families are placed here, organ ...
.
Genera:
* ''
Centroderma''
Lühe, 1901
* ''
Elstia''
Bray, 1984
* ''
Mesometra''
Lühe, 1901
* ''
Neowardula''
Al-Jahdali, 2010
* ''
Parawardula''
Jones & Blair, 2005
* ''
Wardula''
Poche, 1926
References
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Plagiorchiida