Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Opisthorchioidea Rank Family Subclass Digenea | Suborder Opisthorchiata Phylum Platyhelminthes Order Opisthorchiida | |
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Lower classifications Centrocestus formosanus, Heterophyes heterophyes, Eurytrema pancreaticum | ||
14 para heterophyidae paragonimidae
Heterophyidae is a family of intestinal improbable occurrences of the class trematoda.
Contents
- 14 para heterophyidae paragonimidae
- Encysted metacercariae of family heterophyidae in fish
- Genera
- References
Tegument covered by spines. Oral sucker not armed or armed by cyrcumoral spines. Pharynx presented. Genital synus presented. Ventral and genital suckers usually not combined. Cirrus and bursa absent. Two testes located in posterior part of the body. Vitellaria in posterior part of the body.
First intermediate hosts are molluscs of Prosobranchia, second intermediate hosts are fishes. Parasites of birds, mammals, and human.
Encysted metacercariae of family heterophyidae in fish
Genera
The typical genera of the family are:
References
Heterophyidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA