Opisthorchiidae

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Opisthorchiidae
File:Clonorchis.jpg
Clonorchis sinensis under a light microscope
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Suborder: Opisthorchiata
Superfamily: Opisthorchioidea
Family: Opisthorchiidae
Looss, 1899

Opisthorchiidae is a family of digenean trematodes. Opisthorchiidae have cosmopolitan distribution.[1] The most medically important species in the family Opisthorchiidae are Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, and Opisthorchis felineus,[1] that are causes of the disease clonorchiasis.[1] Some species are parasites of economically important fish, e.g. Clarias gariepinus.[2]

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Clonorchis sinensis
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Opisthorchis viverrini

Subfamilies

Thirteen subfamilies are in the family Opisthorchiidae:[1] but their number is inconsistent:[1]

Genera

The family Opisthorchiidae consists of 33 valid genera:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 King, S.; Scholz, T. Š. (2001). "Trematodes of the family Opisthorchiidae: A minireview". The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 39 (3): 209–221. doi:10.3347/kjp.2001.39.3.209. PMC 2721069. PMID 11590910.
  2. Jansen van Rensburg, C., van As, J.G. & King, P.H. 2013. New records of digenean parasites of Clarias gariepinus (Pisces: Clariidae) from the Okavango Delta, Botswana, with description of Thaparotrema botswanensis sp. n. (Plathelminthes: Trematoda). African Invertebrates 54 (2): 431–446.[1]