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Plagiorchiida

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Plagiorchiida
Paragonimus westermani
(Troglotremata: Paragonimidae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Subclass: Digenea
Order: Plagiorchiida
La Rue, 1957

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.[1]

The following families are placed here, organised by superfamily and suborder:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Gibson (2001). "European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification". Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 136–142.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Plagiorchiida". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  3. ^ Jones, A., Bray, R. A., & Gibson, D. I. (Eds.). (2002). Keys to the Trematoda (Vol. 1). CABI Publishing and The Natural History Museum.