Allocreadiidae

Allocreadiidae
Creptotrema creptotrema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Suborder: Xiphidiata
Superfamily: Gorgoderoidea
Family: Allocreadiidae
Looss, 1902

Allocreadiidae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Plagiorchiida.[1] In their adult stage they parasitize teleosts through their digestive system; they can also parasitize other vertebrates in freshwater ecosystems such as frogs, salamanders, and snakes.[2] Allocreadiidae are distinguished from other Trematoda in the cercarial stage, where the cercaria have both an eye-spot and a stylet.[2] The cercaria of Allocreadiidae also develop in lamellibranchs, whereas many other trematodes develop in gastropods.[2]

  1. ^ "Allocreadiidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Keys to the trematoda. 2. Wallingford: CABI. 2005. ISBN 978-0-85199-587-8.