Prosthogonimidae

The Prosthogonimidae are a family of trematodes. They are part of the huge of the suborderXiphidiata in the orderPlagiorchiida. The adults of these parasites occur in the bursa of Fabricius, caecum, cloaca, liver, oviduct and sometimes even under the nictitating membrane of vertebrates and particularly birds.

Selected genera are:

• Woodhead & Malewitz, 1936
• ProsthogonimusLühe, 1899
• previously recognized genus Lühe, 1909 is newly considered a junior synonym of ProsthogonimusLühe, 1899