| Prosthogonimidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Suborder: | Xiphidiata |
| Superfamily: | Microphalloidea |
| Family: | Prosthogonimidae Lühe, 1909 |
| Genera | |
See text | |
TheProsthogonimidae are afamily oftrematodes. They are part of the huge of thesuborderXiphidiata in theorderPlagiorchiida. The adults of theseparasites occur in thebursa of Fabricius,caecum,cloaca,liver,oviduct and sometimes even under thenictitating membrane ofvertebrates and particularlybirds.
Selected genera are:
