Echinostomata
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Adult Common Liver Flukes (Fasciola hepatica, left) and Giant Liver Fluke (Fascioloides magna) of the Fasciolidae | |
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Suborder: | Echinostomata
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The Echinostomata are a suborder of the of parasitic flatworm order Echinostomida. A highly notable family is the Fasciolidae. These contain several species causing major parasitic diseases in humans.
The families placed here are:[verification needed]
- 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