Psilostomatidae
| Psilostomatidae | |
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| Psilostomum ondatrae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| (unranked): | Bilateria |
| Superphylum: | Platyzoa |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Subclass: | Digenea |
| Order: | Echinostomida |
| Suborder: | Echinostomata |
| Family: | Psilostomatidae |
| Genera | |
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The Psilostomatidae are a family of the parasitic flatworm order Echinostomida, wherein they are part of the Echinostomata (one of the larger suborders). They often parasitize aquatic vertebrates as definitive hosts.
The genera placed here are:
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