Plagiorchiida | |
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Paragonimus westermani (Troglotremata: Paragonimidae) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Subclass: | Digenea |
Order: | Plagiorchiida La Rue, 1957 |
Plagiorchiida is a large order of trematodes, synonymous to Echinostomida. They belong to the Digenea, a large subclass of flukes. This order contains relatively few significant parasites of humans.[1]
The following families are placed here, organised by superfamily and suborder:[2][3]