Paramphistomidae is a
family
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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 ...
in the
order
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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 ...
.
Classification
This family contains two subfamilies consisting of 17 genera.
[Jones, A., Bray, R. A., & Gibson, D. I. (Eds.). (2002). ''Keys to the Trematoda'' (Vol. 1). CABI Publishing and The Natural History Museum.]
* Paramphistominae
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Calicophoron''
** ''Cotylophoron''
** ''Explanatum''
** ''Gigantocotyle''
** ''
Paramphistomum
''Paramphistomum'' is a genus of parasitic flatworms belonging to the digenetic trematodes. It includes flukes which are mostly parasitising livestock ruminants, as well as some wild mammals. They are responsible for the serious disease called ...
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** ''Ugandocotyle''
* Orthocoeliinae
**''Bilatorchis''
** ''Buxifrons''
** ''Gigantoatrium''
** ''Glyptamphistoma''
** ''Leiperocotyle''
**''Nilocotyle''
**''Orthocoelium''
**''Platyamphistoma''
**''Sellsitrema''
* Genus of unknown rank
** ''Macropharynx''
References
Plagiorchiida
Trematode families
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