| Heterophyidae | |
|---|---|
| Metagonimus yokogawai | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Subclass: | Digenea |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Suborder: | Opisthorchiata |
| Superfamily: | Opisthorchioidea |
| Family: | Heterophyidae Odhner, 1914 |
Heterophyidae is a family of intestinal flukes of the class trematoda.
Tegument covered by spines. Oral sucker not armed or armed by cyrcumoral spines. Pharynx presented. Genital synus presented. Ventral and genital suckers ussualy 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. The typical genera of the family are: