| Lepidapedidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Suborder: | Lepocreadiata |
| Superfamily: | Lepocreadioidea |
| Family: | Lepidapedidae Yamaguti, 1958 |
Lepidapedidae is a family of trematodes belonging to the order Plagiorchiida. [1]
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