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Digenea (Gr. Dis – double, Genos – race) is a class of trematodes in the Platyhelminthes phylum, consisting of parasitic flatworms (known as flukes) with

of worm-like parasites divided into two subclasses, Aspidogastrea and Digenea. In Digeneans, Laurer's canal opens from the dorsal surface of the body

shares a single external membrane. Trematodes are divided into two groups, Digenea and Aspidogastrea (also known as Aspodibothrea). These are often called

and the Digenea. Aspidogastrea is the smaller subclass, comprising 61 species. These flukes mainly infect bivalves and bony fishes. Digenea — which comprise

"Evolutionary origins, diversification, and biogeography of liver flukes (Digenea, Fasciolidae)". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Diplostomida is an order of trematodes in the subclass Digenea. It is synonymous with Strigeatida Poche, 1926. Order Diplostomida Suborder Diplostomata

parasites; several species of endoparasitic trematodes are known and some Digenea species that are transmitted via fishes. Birds with abnormal development

and only rarely in the rice rat. Flukes (Trematoda) from the subclass Digenea are common parasites of small mammals with complex life cycles. In his

Isaac, A.; Pavanelli, G. C. (2002). "Sanguinicola platyrhynchi n. sp. (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) parasite of visceral cavity of Hemisorubim platyrhynchos

D. 2010: An annotated list of parasites (Isopoda, Copepoda, Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda and Nematoda) collected in groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae)