Helicometra

Helicometra
Helicometra sp. (Plagiorchiida: Opecoelidae) from the intestine of a Flame Cardinal fish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Opecoelidae
Subfamily: Helicometrinae
Genus: Helicometra
Odhner, 1902

Helicometra is a genus of trematodes in the class Opecoelidae. It is synonymous with Allostenopera Baeva, 1968, Metahelicometra Yamaguti, 1971, and Stenopera Manter, 1933. Its type species is H. fasciata (Rudolphi, 1819). They are distinguished by their unique spiral uterus, from which their name is derived.