Paramphistomidae is a family of trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida.[2]

Paramphistomidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Suborder: Pronocephalata
Superfamily: Paramphistomoidea
Family: Paramphistomidae
Fischoeder, 1901[1]

Classification

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This family contains two subfamilies consisting of 17 genera.[3]

  • Paramphistominae
  • Orthocoeliinae
    • Bilatorchis
    • Buxifrons
    • Gigantoatrium
    • Glyptamphistoma
    • Leiperocotyle
    • Nilocotyle
    • Orthocoelium
    • Platyamphistoma
    • Sellsitrema
  • Genus of unknown rank
    • Macropharynx

References

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  1. ^ Fischoeder, F. (1901). Die Paramphistomiden der Säugethiere. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 24, 367–375.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paramphistomidae Fischoeder, 1901". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  3. ^ Jones, A., Bray, R. A., & Gibson, D. I. (Eds.). (2002). Keys to the Trematoda (Vol. 1). CABI Publishing and The Natural History Museum.