Cyclocoelidae
Encyclopedia
The Cyclocoelidae are a family
of parasitic flatworm
s. They are placed in the monotypic
suborder Cyclocoelata of the order
Echinostomida
.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of parasitic flatworm
Flatworm
The flatworms, known in scientific literature as Platyhelminthes or Plathelminthes are a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrate animals...
s. They are placed in the monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
suborder Cyclocoelata of the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Echinostomida
Echinostomida
The Echinostomida are an order of flatworms, belonging to the large group Digenea.Apart from the suborders listed, the superfamily Notocotyloidea and the family Pachytrematidae are also placed here as more basal taxa incertae sedis.- Life cycle :...
.