Lecithasteridae 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 ...
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, or ...
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Genera
Genera:
* ''
Acanthuritrema''
Yamaguti, 1970
* ''
Aponurus''
Looss, 1907
* ''
Assitrema''
Parukhin, 1976
References
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Plagiorchiida