Schistosomatoidea
| Schistosomatoidea | |
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| Egg of Schistosoma mansoni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Diplostomida |
| Suborder: | Diplostomata |
| Superfamily: | Schistosomatoidea |
| Families | |
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Aporocotylidae | |
The Schistosomatoidea are a superfamily of digenetic trematodes.[1]
This superfamily includes the families Schistosomatidae and Spirorchiidae.
History
This superfamily was created in 1898 by Stiles and Hassall.
References
- ^ Snyder, S. D. (2004). Phylogeny and paraphyly among tetrapod blood flukes (Digenea: Schistosomatidae and Spirorchiidae). International Journal for Parasitology 34(12), 1385-92.