Brauninidae is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
family
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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 ...
in the
order
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* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...
Diplostomida
Diplostomida is an order of trematodes in the subclass Digenea. It is synonymous with Strigeida Poche, 1926.
Families
Order Diplostomida
*Suborder Diplostomata
**Superfamily Brachylaimoidea Joyeux & Foley, 1930
*** Brachylaimidae Joyeux & Foley ...
. It consists of one
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
, ''Braunina'' Heider, 1900,
[Heider, K. (1900). Über ''Braunina'', ein neues Genus aus der Gruppe der Hemistomidae. ''Verhandlungen der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft, Leipzig'', 19–22.] which consists of one
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
, ''Braunina cordiformis'' Wolf, 1903.
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References
Diplostomida
Trematode families
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