Plagiorchiida is a large
order 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 ...
, synonymous to Echinostomida. They belong to the
Digenea
Digenea (Gr. ''Dis'' – double, ''Genos'' – race) is a class of trematodes in the Platyhelminthes phylum, consisting of parasitic flatworms (known as ''flukes'') with a syncytial tegument and, usually, two suckers, one ventral and one oral. ...
, a large
subclass of
fluke
Fluke may refer to:
Biology
* Fluke (fish), a species of marine flatfish
* Fluke (tail), the lobes of the tail of a cetacean, such as dolphins or whales, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs
Mosasaurs (from Latin ''Mosa'' meaning the 'Meuse', and Greek ...
s. This order contains relatively few significant
parasite
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has ...
s of humans.
The following
families
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideal ...
are placed here, organised by
superfamily
SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...
and
suborder
Order ( la, ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between family and class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and ...
:
[Jones, A., Bray, R. A., & Gibson, D. I. (Eds.). (2002). ''Keys to the Trematoda'' (Vol. 1). CABI Publishing and The Natural History Museum.]
*
Apocreadiata
** Apocreadioidea
Skrjabin, 1942
***
Apocreadiidae
Apocreadiidae is a family of parasitic worms in the class Trematoda
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 ...
Skrjabin, 1942
*
Bivesiculata
** Bivesiculoidea
***
Bivesiculidae Yamaguti, 1934
*
Bucephalata
** Bucephaloidea
Poche, 1907
***
Bucephalidae
Bucephalidae is a family of trematodes that parasitize fish. They lack suckers, having instead a muscular organ called a "rhynchus" at the front end which they use to attach to their hosts. The characteristics of the rhynchus are used to help def ...
Poche, 1907
***
Nuitrematidae Kurochkin, 1975
*
Echinostomata
Echinostomata is a suborder of the parasitic flatworm order Plagiorchiida. The suborder contains numerous species that are parasitic in humans.
Families
All families are in the superfamily Echinostomatoidea Looss, 1902.Looss, A. (1902). Die Disto ...
** Echinostomatoidea
Looss, 1902
***
Caballerotrematidae Tkach, Kudlai & Kostadinova, 2016
***
Calycodidae Dollfus, 1929
***
Cyclocoelidae Stossich, 1902
***
Echinochasmidae
Echinochasmidae is a family of trematodes in 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 signific ...
Odhner, 1910
***
Echinostomatidae
Echinostomatidae is a Family (biology), family of Trematoda, trematodes in the Order (biology), order Plagiorchiida, first described in 1899.Fuhrmann, O. (1928). ''Zweite Klasse des Cladus Platyhelminthes: Trematoda''. Berlin & Leipzig: Kükentha ...
Looss, 1899
***
Fasciolidae
Fasciolidae is a family of trematodes and includes several parasites involved in the veterinary and medical sciences, which cause the disease Fasciolosis. Fasciolidae is divided into five genera by Olson et al. 2003. The family's various species ...
Railliet, 1895
***
Himasthlidae Odhner, 1910
***
Philophthalmidae
Philophthalmidae is a family of trematodes in 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 signific ...
Looss, 1899
***
Psilostomidae Looss, 1900
***
Rhytidodidae Odhner, 1926
***
Typhlocoelidae Harrah, 1922
*
Gymnophallata
** Gymnophalloidea
Odhner, 1905
***
Botulisaccidae
Botulisaccidae is a family of trematodes 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 ...
Yamaguti, 1971
***
Fellodistomidae
Fellodistomidae is a family of trematodes 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 fe ...
Nicoll, 1909
***
Gymnophallidae Odhner, 1905
***
Tandanicolidae
Tandanicolidae is a family of trematodes 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 ...
Johnston, 1927
*
Haploporata
** Haploporoidea
Nicoll, 1914
***
Atractotrematidae
Atractotrematidae is a family of trematodes 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 f ...
Yamaguti, 1939
***
Haploporidae
Haploporidae is a family (biology), family of Trematoda, trematodes in the Order (biology), order Plagiorchiida.
Genera
The genera are organised by their subfamily.
*Chalcinotrematinae Overstreet & Curran, 2005
**''Chalicinotrema'' Texeira de Fr ...
Nicoll, 1914
*
Haplosplanchnata
** Haplosplanchnoidea
Poche, 1925
***
Haplosplanchnidae
Haplosplanchnidae is a family of flatworms 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 fe ...
Poche, 1926
*
Hemiurata
** Azygioidea
Lühe, 1909
***
Azygiidae Lühe, 1909
** Hemiuroidea
Looss, 1899
***
Accacoeliidae Odhner, 1911
***
Bathycotylidae Dollfus, 1932
***
Derogenidae Nicoll, 1910
***
Dictysarcidae
Dictysarcidae is a family of trematodes belonging to the order Plagiorchiida.
Genera:
* ''Aerobiotrema'' Yamaguti, 1958
* ''Albulatrema'' Yamaguti, 1965
* ''Cylindrorchis'' Southwell, 1913
* ''Dictysarca'' Linton, 1910
* ''Elongoparorchis'' Rao, ...
Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955
***
Didymozoidae
Didymozoidae is a family of flatworms 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 sig ...
Monticelli, 1888
***
Gonocercidae
Gonocercidae is a family of trematodes 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 s ...
Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955
***
Hemiuridae
Hemiuridae is a family of trematodes belonging to the order Plagiorchiida containing 514 described species.
Genera
Genera:
* ''Adinosoma'' Manter, 1947
* ''Allostomachicola'' Yamaguti, 1958
* ''Aphanuroides'' Nagaty & Abdel-Aal, 1962
* ''Aphan ...
Looss, 1899
***
Hirudinellidae Dollfus, 1932
***
Isoparorchiidae Travassos, 1922
***
Lecithasteridae Odhner, 1905
***
Ptychogonimidae
Ptychogonimidae is a family of trematodes belonging to the order Plagiorchiida.
Genera:
* ''Melogonimus'' Bray, Brockerhoff & Cribb, 1995
* ''Ptychogonimus'' Lühe, 1900
References
Plagiorchiida
Trematode families
{{Trematoda-stub ...
Dollfus, 1937
***
Sclerodistomidae
Sclerodistomidae is a family of trematodes belonging to the order Plagiorchiida.
Genera:
* ''Eurycoelum'' Brock, 1886
* ''Kenmackenzia'' Gibson, 1983
* ''Prosogonotrema'' Vigueras, 1940
* ''Prosorchiopsis'' Robert-Philippe Dollfus, Dollfus, 1947
...
Odhner, 1927
***
Sclerodistomoididae Gibson & Bray, 1979
***
Syncoeliidae Looss, 1899
*
Heronimata
** Heronimoidea
Ward, 1918
***
Heronimidae
Heronimidae is a family of digenean trematode parasites consisting of a single genus with a single species.Pearson, J. C. (1992). On the position of the digenean family Heronimidae: an inquiry into a cladistic classification of the Digenea. ''Sys ...
Ward, 1918
*
Lepocreadiata
** Lepocreadioidea
Odhner, 1905
***
Aephnidiogenidae
Aephnidiogenidae is a Family (biology), family of Trematoda, trematodes in the Order (biology), order Plagiorchiida.
Genera
*''Aephnidiogenes'' Nicoll, 1915Nicoll, W. (1915). The trematode parasites of north Queensland. III. Parasites of fishes. ...
Yamaguti, 1934
***
Deropristidae Cable & Hunninen, 1942
***
Enenteridae Yamaguti, 1958
***
Gorgocephalidae
Gorgocephalidae is a family of trematodes belonging to the order Plagiorchiida.
Genera:
* ''Gorgocephalus'' Manter, 1966
References
Plagiorchiida
Trematode families
{{Trematoda-stub ...
Manter, 1966
***
Gyliauchenidae
Gyliauchenidae is a family of trematodes 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 ...
Fukui, 1929
***
Lepidapedidae
Lepidapedidae is a family of trematodes 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 s ...
Yamaguti, 1958
***
Lepocreadiidae
Lepocreadiidae is a family of trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida.WoRMS (2018). Lepocreadiidae Odhner, 1905. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108438 on 2018-10-17
Genera
According to the World Register of Mar ...
Odhner, 1905
***
Lepocreadioidea incertae sedis
***
Liliatrematidae Gubanov, 1953
*
Monorchiata
** Monorchioidea
Odhner, 1911
***
Lissorchiidae
Lissorchiidae is a family of flatworms 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 si ...
Magath, 1917
***
Monorchiidae
Monorchiidae is a family of flatworms 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 sig ...
Odhner, 1911
*
Opisthorchiata
** Opisthorchioidea
Braun, 1901
***
Cryptogonimidae
Cryptogonimidae is a family of trematodes 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 ...
Ward, 1917
***
Heterophyidae
Heterophyidae is a family of intestinal trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida.
Description: " Tegument covered by spines. Oral sucker not armed or armed by cyrcumoral spines. Pharynx presented. Genital synus presented. Ventral and genital suc ...
Leiper, 1909
***
Opisthorchiidae
Opisthorchiidae is a family of digenean trematodes. Opisthorchiidae have cosmopolitan distribution.
The most medically important species in the family Opisthorchiidae are ''Clonorchis sinensis'', ''Opisthorchis viverrini'', and '' Opisthorchis ...
Looss, 1899
*
Pronocephalata
** Paramphistomoidea
Fischoeder, 1901
***
Cladorchiidae Fischoeder, 1901
***
Mesometridae
Mesometridae is a family of trematodes 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 si ...
Poche, 1926
***
Microscaphidiidae
Microscaphidiidae is a family of flatworms 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 fe ...
Looss, 1900
***
Paramphistomidae
Paramphistomidae is a Family (biology), family of Trematoda, trematodes in the Order (biology), order Plagiorchiida.
Classification
This family contains two subfamilies consisting of 17 genera.Jones, A., Bray, R. A., & Gibson, D. I. (Eds.). (20 ...
Fischoeder, 1901
** Pronocephaloidea
Looss, 1899
***
Labicolidae
Labicolidae is a family of trematodes 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 sig ...
Blair, 1979
***
Notocotylidae Lühe, 1909
***
Nudacotylidae Barker, 1916
***
Opisthotrematidae Poche, 1926
***
Pronocephalidae Looss, 1899
***
Rhabdiopoeidae
Rhabdiopoeidae is a family of trematodes 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 ...
Poche, 1926
*
Transversotremata
** Transversotrematoidea
Witenberg, 1944
***
Transversotrematidae Witenberg, 1944
*
Xiphidiata
**
Brachycladioidea Odhner, 1905
***
Acanthocolpidae Lühe, 1906
***
Brachycladiidae
Brachycladiidae is a family of trematodes 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 ...
Odhner, 1905
** Gorgoderoidea
Looss, 1901
***
Allocreadiidae
Allocreadiidae is a family of flatworms 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 s ...
Looss, 1902
***
Anchitrematidae Mehra, 1935
***
Braunotrematidae Yamaguti, 1958
***
Callodistomidae Odhner, 1910
***
Dicrocoeliidae
Dicrocoeliidae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Plagiorchiida.
Genera
Genera:
* '' Allocorrigia'' Turner & Corkum, 1977
* '' Athesmia'' Looss, 1899
* '' Brachydistomum '' , 1944
* '' Brachylecithum'' Shtrom, 1940
* '' Brodenia'' Ge ...
Looss, 1899
***
Gorgoderidae
Gorgoderidae is a Family (biology), family of Trematoda, trematodes in the Order (biology), order Plagiorchiida.
Genera
Family Gorgoderidae
*Subfamily Anporrhutinae Looss, 1901
**''Anaporrhutum'' Brandes in Ofenheim, 1900
**''Bicornuata'' Pearse ...
Looss, 1899
***
Mesocoeliidae Faust, 1924
***
Orchipedidae Skrjabin, 1913
** Microphalloidea
Ward, 1901
***
Diplangidae Yamaguti, 1971
***
Exotidendriidae
Exotidendriidae is a family of trematodes 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 ...
Mehra, 1935
***
Faustulidae Poche, 1926
***
Microphallidae
''Microphallidae'' is a family of trematode
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 ...
Ward, 1901
***
Pachypsolidae
Pachypsolidae is a family of trematodes 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 s ...
Yamaguti, 1958
***
Phaneropsolidae
Phaneropsolidae is a family of trematodes belonging to the order Plagiorchiida.
Genera:
* ''Microtrema'' Sitko, 2013
* ''Mosesia'' Travassos, 1928
References
Plagiorchiida
Trematode families
{{trematoda-stub ...
Mehra, 1935
***
Pleurogenidae
Pleurogenidae is a family of trematodes belonging to the order Plagiorchiida.
Genera:
* ''Cortrema'' Tang, 1951
* ''Langeronia'' Caballero & Bravo-Hollis, 1949
* ''Nenimandijea'' Kaw, 1950
* ''Pleurogenes'' Looss, 1896
* ''Pleurogenoides'' Travas ...
Looss, 1899
***
Prosthogonimidae
The Prosthogonimidae are a family of trematodes. They are part of the huge of the suborder Xiphidiata in the order Plagiorchiida. The adults of these parasites occur in the bursa of Fabricius, caecum, cloaca, liver, oviduct and sometimes even ...
Lühe, 1909
***
Renicolidae Dollfus, 1939
***
Zoogonidae
Zoogonidae are a family of trematodes. They are the namesake family of the suborder Zoogonata in the order Plagiorchiida.
Selected genera are:
* ''Brevicreadium''
* ''Deretrema'' Linton, 1910
* ''Diphtherostomum'' Stossich, 1904
* ''Glauciv ...
Odhner, 1902
** Opecoelioidea
Ozaki, 1925
***
Batrachotrematidae
Batrachotrematidae is a family of trematodes in 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 signi ...
Dollfus & Williams, 1966
***
Opecoelidae
Opecoelidae is a family of trematodes. It is the largest digenean family with over 90 genera and nearly 900 species, almost solely found in marine and freshwater teleost fishes.Bray, Rodney A., Cribb, Thomas H., Littlewood, D. Timothy J. & Waesch ...
Ozaki, 1925
***
Zdzitowieckitrema Sokolov, Lebedeva, Gordeev & Khasanov, 2019
** Plagiorchioidea
Lühe, 1901
***
Auridistomidae Lühe, 1901
***
Brachycoeliidae
Brachycoeliidae is a family of trematodes belonging to the order Plagiorchiida.
Genera:
* ''Brachycoelium'' Dujardin, 1845
* ''Brachycoelium'' Stiles & Hassall, 1898
* ''Cymatocarpus (flatworm), Cymatocarpus'' Looss, 1899
* ''Parabrachycoelium'' ...
Looss, 1899
***
Cephalogonimidae Looss, 1899
***
Choanocotylidae
Choanocotylidae is a family of trematodes 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 ...
Jue Sue & Platt, 1998
***
Echinoporidae
Echinoporidae is a family of trematodes 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 s ...
Krasnolobova & Timofeeva, 1965
***
Encyclometridae Mehra, 1931
***
Leptophallidae
Leptophallidae is a family of trematodes 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 ...
Dayal, 1938
***
Macroderoididae McMullen, 1937
***
Meristocotylidae
Meristocotylidae is a family of trematodes belonging to the order Plagiorchiida.
Genera:
* ''Meristocotyle'' Fischthal & Kuntz, 1964
References
Plagiorchiida
{{Trematoda-stub ...
Fischthal & Kuntz, 1981
***
Ocadiatrematidae
Ocadiatrematidae is a family of trematodes 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 f ...
Fischthal & Kuntz, 1981
***
Orientocreadiidae
Orientocreadiidae is a family of trematodes belonging to the order Plagiorchiida.
Genera:
* ''Macrotrema
''Macrotrema caligans'' is a species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic r ...
Yamaguti, 1958
***
Plagiorchiidae Lühe, 1901
***
Styphlotrematidae
Styphlotrematidae is a family of trematodes 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 f ...
Baer, 1924
***
Telorchiidae
Telorchiidae is a family of trematode
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 occ ...
Looss, 1899
***
Thrinascotrematidae
Thrinascotrematidae is a family of trematodes 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 ...
Jue Sue & Platt, 1999
***
Urotrematidae Poche, 1926
**
Troglotrematoidea Odhner, 1914
***
Paragonimidae Dollfus, 1939
***
Troglotrematidae Odhner, 1914
References
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