Pleurogenidae 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:
* ''
Cortrema''
Tang, 1951
* ''
Langeronia''
Caballero & Bravo-Hollis, 1949
* ''
Nenimandijea''
Kaw, 1950
* ''
Pleurogenes''
Looss, 1896
* ''
Pleurogenoides''
Travassos, 1921
* ''
Pseudosonsinotrema''
Dollfus, 1951
* ''
Sinineobucephalopsis''
Zhang, Pan & Li, 1987
* ''
Sinogastromyzontrema''
* ''
Urotrema
''Urotrema'' is a genus of flatworms belonging to the family Pleurogenidae.
The species of this genus are found in America.
Species:
*''Urotrema aelleni''
*''Urotrema lasiurensis''
*''Urotrema minuta''
*''Urotrema scabridum''
References ...
''
Braun, 1900
* ''
Urotrematulum''
Macy, 1933
References
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Plagiorchiida