Opisthorchiidae | |
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Clonorchis sinensis under a light microscope | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Order: | Plagiorchiida |
Suborder: | Opisthorchiata |
Superfamily: | Opisthorchioidea |
Family: | Opisthorchiidae Looss, 1899 |
Opisthorchiidae is a family of digenean trematodes. Opisthorchiidae have cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
The most medically important species in the family Opisthorchiidae are Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, and Opisthorchis felineus,[1] that are causes of the disease clonorchiasis.[1]
Some species are parasites of economically important fish, e.g. Clarias gariepinus.[2]