Heterophyidae
Sign in to saveHeterophyidae is a family of intestinal trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassTrematoda
- OrderPlagiorchiida
- FamilyHeterophyidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded5,551
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 647
- Family
- Heterophyidae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, MSB, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Research
688 papers- Current Knowledge of Small Flukes (Digenea: Heterophyidae) from South America.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2020
- Infection characteristics of Metagonimus species (Digenea: Heterophyidae) metacercariae in fish from major rivers of Korea.Parasites, hosts and diseases · 2024
- Proteomic analysis of Ascocotyle longa (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) metacercariae.Molecular and biochemical parasitology · 2020
- Small intestinal flukes of the genus Metagonimus (Digenea: Heterophyidae) in Europe and the Middle East: A review of parasites with zoonotic potential.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2024
- Ascocotyle longa (Digenea: Heterophyidae) infecting dolphins from the Atlantic Ocean.Parasitology research · 2021
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Heterophyidae is a family of intestinal trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida.
Description: "Tegument covered by spines. Oral sucker not armed or armed by circumoral spines. Pharynx presented. Genital synus presented. Ventral and genital suckers usually not combined. Cirrus and bursa absent. Two testes located in posterior part of the body. Vitellaria in posterior part of the body."
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