Paramphistomidae is a
family
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of
trematodes
Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as trematodes, and commonly 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 a moll ...
in the
order
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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, ...
.
Classification
This family contains two subfamilies consisting of 17 genera.
[Jones, A., Bray, R. A., & Gibson, D. I. (Eds.). (2002). ''Keys to the Trematoda'' (Vol. 1). CABI Publishing and The Natural History Museum.]
* Paramphistominae
**''
Calicophoron''
** ''Cotylophoron''
** ''Explanatum''
** ''Gigantocotyle''
** ''
Paramphistomum''
** ''Ugandocotyle''
* Orthocoeliinae
**''Bilatorchis''
** ''Buxifrons''
** ''Gigantoatrium''
** ''Glyptamphistoma''
** ''Leiperocotyle''
**''Nilocotyle''
**''Orthocoelium''
**''Platyamphistoma''
**''Sellsitrema''
* Genus of unknown rank
** ''Macropharynx''
References
Plagiorchiida
Trematode families
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