Strigeidida
Encyclopedia
The Strigeidida are an order
of flatworm
s, belonging to the large group Digenea
.
It is usually divided into the suborders Strigeata and Brachylaimata
The former contain the Strigeoidea
, Schistosomatoidea, Clinostomatoidea and Transversotrematoidea, the latter the Brachylaimoidea, Fellodistomatoidea and Bucephaloidea
.
A notable member is the genus
Schistosoma
, the blood and bladder flukes which cause bilharziosis.
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
of flatworm
Flatworm
The flatworms, known in scientific literature as Platyhelminthes or Plathelminthes are a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrate animals...
s, belonging to the large group Digenea
Digenea
Digenea is a subclass within the Platyhelminthes consisting of parasitic flatworms with a syncytial tegument and, usually, two suckers, one ventral and one oral. Adults are particularly common in the digestive tract, but occur throughout the organ systems of all classes of vertebrates...
.
It is usually divided into the suborders Strigeata and Brachylaimata
The former contain the Strigeoidea
Strigeoidea
The Strigeoidea are a superfamily of flatworms, belonging to the large group Digenea. They contain numerous endoparasites....
, Schistosomatoidea, Clinostomatoidea and Transversotrematoidea, the latter the Brachylaimoidea, Fellodistomatoidea and Bucephaloidea
Bucephaloidea
The Bucephaloidea are a superfamily of trematode flatworms, belonging to the large group Digenea. They contain numerous endoparasites of mollusks and fish. The name "Bucephalus" meaning "ox head" was originally applied to the genus Bucephalus because of the horn-like appearance of the forked tail ...
.
A notable member is the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Schistosoma
Schistosoma
A genus of trematodes, Schistosoma, commonly known as blood-flukes and bilharzia, includes flatworms which are responsible for a highly significant parasitic infection of humans by causing the disease schistosomiasis, and are considered by the World Health Organization as the second most...
, the blood and bladder flukes which cause bilharziosis.