Plagiorchiida
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Plagiorchiida | |
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Paragonimus westermanii (Troglotremata: Paragonimidae) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Subclass: | Digenea |
Order: | Plagiorchiida |
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The Plagiorchiida are a large order of flatworms. They belong to the Digenea, a large subclass of flukes. Unlike the related Echinostomida and Strigeidida, they contain relatively few significant parasites of humans.
The following suborders are placed here:
- Allocreadiata Skrjabin, Petrow, Koval, 1958
- Eucotylata Odening, 1961
- Opecoelata Odening, 1960
- Plagiorchiata
- Troglotremata Schell, 1980
- Zoogonata Odening, 1961
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