Zoogonidae
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The Zoogonidae are a family
of parasitic flatworm
s. They are the namesake family of the suborder Zoogonata
in the order
Plagiorchiida
.
Selected genera are:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of parasitic 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. They are the namesake family of the suborder Zoogonata
Zoogonata
The Zoogonata are one of the mid-sized suborders of plagiorchiidan flatworms. They belong to the Digenea, a large subclass of flukes.The following families are placed here:* Lissorchiidae* Monorchiidae* Octotestidae* Steganodermatidae Dollfus, 1952...
in the order
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...
Plagiorchiida
Plagiorchiida
The Plagiorchiida are a large order of flatworms. They belong to the Digenea, a large subclass of flukes. Unlike the related Echinostomida and Strigeidida, they contain relatively few significant parasites of humans.The following suborders are placed here:...
.
Selected genera are:
- Brevicreadium
- Deretrema Linton, 1910
- Diphtherostomum Stossich, 1904
- Glaucivermis Overstreet, 1971
- Limnoderetrema Bray, 1987
- Neozoogonus Arai, 1954
- Parvipyrum
- Proparvipyrum
- Pseudochetosoma
- Pseudozoogonoides
- Steganoderma Stafford, 1904
- Zoogonoides Odhner, 1902
- Zoogonus Looss, 1901