Calycodidae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Order: | Plagiorchiida |
Family: | Calycodidae |
Calycodidae is a family of trematodes belonging to the order Plagiorchiida. [1]
Genera: [1]
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.
Echinostomata is a suborder of the parasitic flatworm order Plagiorchiida. The suborder contains numerous species that are parasitic in humans.