Fasciolidae
Translingual
Etymology
From Fasciola + -idae (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun
Fasciolidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Plagiorchiida – digenetic trematodes chiefly infesting the livers of mammals and typically having a flattened leaf-shaped body with the ventral sucker near the anterior end.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Platyhelminthes – phylum; Rhabditophora – subphylum; Neoophora – class; Neodermata – subclass; Trematoda – infraclass; Plagiorchiida – order; Echinostomata - suborder; Echinostomatoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Fasciola, Fascioloides, Fasciolopsis, Parafasciolopsis, Protofasciola - genera
References
- Fasciolidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Fasciolidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Fasciolidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information