Heterophyidae is a family of intestinal trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida. Description: "

Tegument Tegument may refer to: * Integumentary system, a protective organ system forming the outermost layer of an animal's body * Tegument (helminth) Tegument is a term in helminthology for the outer body covering of members of the phylum Platyhelminthe ...

covered by spines. Oral sucker not armed or armed by cyrcumoral spines. Pharynx presented.

Genital synus A sex organ (or reproductive organ) is any part of an animal or plant that is involved in sexual reproduction. The reproductive organs together constitute the reproductive system. In animals, the testis in the male, and the ovary in the female, ...

presented. Ventral and genital suckers usually not combined. Cirrus and

bursa ( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the ...

absent. Two testes located in posterior part of the body.

Vitellaria ''Vitellaria paradoxa'' (formerly ''Butyrospermum parkii''), commonly known as shea tree, shi tree (), or vitellaria, is a tree of the family Sapotaceae. It is the only species in the genus ''Vitellaria'',intermediate host In biology and medicine, a host is a larger organism that harbours a smaller organism; whether a parasitic, a mutualistic, or a commensalist ''guest'' (symbiont). The guest is typically provided with nourishment and shelter. Examples include a ...

s are

mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

s of Prosobranchia, second intermediate hosts are fishes.

Definite host In biology and medicine, a host is a larger organism that harbours a smaller organism; whether a parasitic, a mutualistic, or a commensalist ''guest'' (symbiont). The guest is typically provided with nourishment and shelter. Examples include a ...

s are birds and

mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

s, including humans. Heterophyes LifeCycle

Genera

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Acanthotrema ''Acanthotrema'' is a genus of lichens in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German lichenologist Andreas Frisch in 2006, with '' Acanthotrema brasilianum'' assigned as the type species In zoological nomenclature, a type ...

'' Travassos, 1928 *'' Alloheterophyes'' Pearson, 1999 *''

Apophallus 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 s ...

'' Lühe, 1909 *'' Ascocotyle'' Looss, 1899 *''

Centrocestus ''Centrocestus formosanus'' is a trematode parasite of Asian origin that has found its way into North American streams and rivers. It not only affects the fountain darter but many species of commercially important fishes. It is also capable of i ...

'' Looss, 1899 *''

Cercarioides 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 s ...

'' Witenberg, 1929 *'' Condylocotyla'' Pearson & Prevot, 1985 *'' Cryptocotyle'' Lühe, 1899 *'' Dermocystis'' Stafford, 1905 *'' Galactosomum'' Looss, 1899 *''

Haplorchis ''Haplorchis'' is a genus of intestinal flukes in the family Heterophyidae. Species include: * '' Haplorchis popelkae'' * '' Haplorchis pumilio'' * ''Haplorchis taichui'' * ''Haplorchis vagabundi ''Haplorchis'' is a genus of intestinal fluke ...

'' Looss, 1899 *'' Haplorchoides'' Chen, 1949 *''

Heterophyes ''Heterophyes'' is a genus of trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Heterophyidae. Species Species within the genus ''Heterophyes'' include: * '' Heterophyes aequalis'' Looss, 1902Gibson, D. (2015). ''Heterophyes'' Cobbold, 1866. Accessed thr ...

'' Cobbold, 1866 *''

Heterophyopsis 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 s ...

'' Tubangui & Africa, 1938 *'' Heterotestophyes'' Leonov, 1957 *'' Irinaia'' Caballero & Bravo-Hollis, 1966 *''

Metagonimus ''Metagonimus'' is a genus of trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Heterophyidae. It is a parasite causing metagonimiasis. Species There are 8 species within the genus ''Metagonimus'' include: * '' Metagonimus hakubaensis'' Shimazu, 1999 ...

'' Katsurada, 1912 *''

Neostictodora 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 ...

'' Sogandares-Bernal, 1959 *'' Opisthometra'' Poche, 1926 *'' Pandiontrema'' Oshmarin, 1963 *''

Phocitrema Heterophyidae is a Family (biology), family of intestinal Trematoda, trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida. Description: "Tegument (helminth), Tegument covered by spines. Oral Sucker (parasitic worm anatomy), sucker not armed or armed by cyrcum ...

'' Goto & Ozaki, 1930 *''

Phocitremoides 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 s ...

'' Martin, 1950 *''

Pholeter 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 ...

'' Odhner, 1915 *''

Procerovum Heterophyidae is a Family (biology), family of intestinal Trematoda, trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida. Description: "Tegument (helminth), Tegument covered by spines. Oral Sucker (parasitic worm anatomy), sucker not armed or armed by cyrcum ...

'' Onji & Nishio, 1916 *'' Protoheterophyes'' Pearson, 2002 *''

Pseudogalactosoma 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 ...

'' Yamaguti, 1942 *'' Pseudopygidiopsis'' Yamaguti, 1971 *''

Pygidiopsis 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 s ...

'' Looss, 1907 *''

Pygidiopsoides 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 ...

'' Martin, 1951 *''

Scaphanocephalus 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 s ...

'' Jägerskiöld, 1903 *'' Sonkulitrema'' Ablasov & Chibichenko, 1960 *''

Stellantchasmus ''Stellantchasmus'' is a genus of trematodes in the family 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 ...

'' Onji & Nishio, 1916 *''

Stictodora 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 s ...

'' Looss, 1899 *'' Taphrogonymus'' Cohn, 1904 *'' Tetracladium'' Kulachkova, 1954

References

External links

* http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Heterophyidae * https://web.archive.org/web/20110817025534/http://gelmintu.ru/klassy-rody-i-semejstva-gelmintov/semejstvo-heterophyidae-odhner-1914.html Trematode families {{parasitic animal-stub