Cyclocoelinae
| Cyclocoelinae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Echinostomida |
| Family: | Cyclocoelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyclocoelinae Stossich, 1902 |
The Cyclocoelinae are a subfamily of parasitic flatworms of the order Echinostomida. Their definite hosts are waterfowl and other (mostly aquatic) birds such as waders, where the worms are mainly found in the airways.[1]
Genera
- Allopyge Johnston, 1913
- Cyclocoelum Brandes, 1892
- Hyptiasmus Kossack, 1911
- Morishitium Witenberg, 1928
- Neoallopyge Dronen & Blend, 2005
- Neohyptiasmus Kanev, Radev & Fried, 2002
- Prohyptiasmus Witenberg, 1923
- Selfcoelum Dronen, Gardner & Jiménez, 2006
- Skrjabincoelum Kurashvili, 1953
Footnotes
- ↑ Dronen et al. (2006)
References
- Dronen, Norman O.; Gardner, Scott L. & Jiménez, F. Agustín (2006): Selfcoelum limnodromi n. gen., n. sp. (Digenea: Cyclocoelidae: Cyclocoelinae) from the long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae) from Oklahoma, U.S.A.. Zootaxa 1131: 49–58. PDF fulltext
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