Echinostomata
| Echinostomata | |
|---|---|
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| Adult Common Liver Flukes (Fasciola hepatica, left) and Giant Liver Fluke (Fascioloides magna) of the Fasciolidae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Echinostomida |
| Suborder: | Echinostomata |
| Families | |
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Many, see text. | |
The Echinostomata are a suborder of the parasitic flatworm order Echinostomida. A highly notable family is the Fasciolidae. These contain several species causing major parasitic diseases in humans.
Selected families
- Achillurbaniidae
- Balfouriidae
- Botulidae
- Campululidae
- Cathaemasiidae
- Diplodiscidae
- Echinostomatidae
- Fasciolidae
- Haploporidae Nicoll, 1914
- Haplosplanchnidae
- Megaperidae
- Ommatobrephidae
- Orchipedidae Skrjabin, 1924
- Philophthalmidae
- Psilostomatidae
- Rhabdopoeidae
- Rhopaliidae Looss, 1899
- Rowpaliidae
- Saakotrematidae
References
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