Plagiorchiida
The Plagiorchiida are a large order of flatworms (synonym is Echinostomida). They belong to the Digenea, a large subclass of flukes. This order contains relatively few significant parasites of humans.
24 branches of this order, most-observed first
Echinostomata
suborderEchinostomata
Xiphidiata
suborderXiphidiata
Opisthorchiata
suborderOpisthorchiata
Hemiurata
suborderHemiurata
Psilostomatidae
familyPsilostomatidae
Cercaria
genusCercaria
Pronocephalata
suborderPronocephalata
Paragonimidae
familyParagonimidae
Lepocreadiata
suborderLepocreadiata
Haematoloechidae
familyHaematoloechidae
Bucephalata
suborderBucephalata
Collyriclidae
familyCollyriclidae
Apocreadiata
suborderApocreadiata
Lecithodendriidae
familyLecithodendriidae
Telorchiidae
familyTelorchiidae
Plagiorchiidae
familyPlagiorchiidae
Transversotrematidae
familyTransversotrematidae
Monorchiata
suborderMonorchiata
Anchitrematidae
familyAnchitrematidae
Haplosplanchnata
suborderHaplosplanchnata
Tandanicolidae
familyTandanicolidae
Bivesiculata
suborderBivesiculata
Monorchiidae
familyMonorchiidae
Orchipedum
genusOrchipedum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 551590.