Paramphistomidae Explained

Paramphistomidae is a family of trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida.^[1]

Classification

This family contains two subfamilies consisting of 17 genera.^[2]

• Paramphistominae
  • Calicophoron
  • Cotylophoron
  • Explanatum
  • Gigantocotyle
  • Paramphistomum
  • Ugandocotyle
• Orthocoeliinae
  • Bilatorchis
  • Buxifrons
  • Gigantoatrium
  • Glyptamphistoma
  • Leiperocotyle
  • Nilocotyle
  • Orthocoelium
  • Platyamphistoma
  • Sellsitrema
• Genus of unknown rank
  • Macropharynx

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paramphistomidae Fischoeder, 1901. www.marinespecies.org. en. 2018-08-03.
2. Jones, A., Bray, R. A., & Gibson, D. I. (Eds.). (2002). Keys to the Trematoda (Vol. 1). CABI Publishing and The Natural History Museum.