Schistosomatoidea
Schistosomatoidea | |
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Egg of Schistosoma mansoni | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Order: | Strigeidida |
Suborder: | Strigeata |
Superfamily: | Schistosomatoidea |
Families | |
Aporocotylidae |
The Schistosomatoidea are a superfamily of digenetic trematodes.[1]
This superfamily includes the families Schistosomatidae and Spirorchiidae.
History
This superfamily was created in 1898 by Stiles and Hassall.
References
- ↑ Snyder, S. D. (2004). Phylogeny and paraphyly among tetrapod blood flukes (Digenea: Schistosomatidae and Spirorchiidae). International Journal for Parasitology 34(12), 1385-92.
External identifiers for Schistosomatoidea | |
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Encyclopedia of Life | 11986494 |
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