Orchipedidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Order: | Plagiorchiida |
Suborder: | Xiphidiata |
Superfamily: | Gorgoderoidea |
Family: | Orchipedidae Skrjabin, 1924 |
Genera | |
Orchipedidae is a family of trematodes in the suborder Xiphidiata.
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.
Orchipedum is a genus of trematodes in the family Orchipedidae.