Plagiorchiida

Plagiorchiida
Paragonimus westermani
(Troglotremata: Paragonimidae)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Subclass: Digenea
Order: Plagiorchiida
La Rue, 1957

Plagiorchiida is a large order of trematodes, synonymous to Echinostomida. They belong to the Digenea, a large subclass of flukes. This order contains relatively few significant parasites of humans.

The following families are placed here, organised by superfamily and suborder: