Prosthogonimidae
| Prosthogonimidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Suborder: | Plagiorchiata |
| Family: | Prosthogonimidae Lühe, 1909 |
| Genera | |
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Several, see text | |
The Prosthogonimidae are a family of trematodes. They are part of the huge of the suborder Plagiorchiata in the order Plagiorchiida. The adults of these parasites occur in the bursa of Fabricius, caecum, cloaca, liver, oviduct and sometimes even under the nictitating membrane of vertebrates and particularly birds.
Selected genera are:
- Woodhead & Malewitz, 1936
- Prosthogonimus Lühe, 1899
- previously recognized genus Lühe, 1909 is newly considered a junior synonym of Prosthogonimus Lühe, 1899[1]
References[]
- ^ Heneberg, P.; Sitko, J.; Bizos, J. (2015). "Integrative taxonomy of central European parasitic flatworms of the family Prosthogonimidae Lühe, 1909 (Trematoda: Plagiorchiida)". Parasitology International. 64 (5): 264–273. doi:10.1016/j.parint.2015.02.003. PMID 25724855.
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