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Echinostomata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Echinostomata

Rank
  
Suborder

Phylum
  
Platyhelminthes

Higher classification
  
Echinostomida

Echinostomata

Lower classifications
  
Fasciola, Fasciolopsis, Ribeiroia

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

    Echinostomata Wikipedia