Echinostomatidae

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Echinostoma +‎ -idae (taxonomic suffix). === Proper noun === Echinostomatidae A taxonomic family within the order Plagiorchiida – digenetic trematode worms that are rare in man but common and widely distributed as parasites of birds and lower vertebrates and are distinguished by having the anterior end modified and armed with spines. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Platyhelminthes – phylum; Rhabditophora – subphylum; Neoophora – class; Neodermata – subclass; Trematoda – infraclass; Plagiorchiida – order; Echinostomata - suborder; Echinostomatoidea - superfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (family): Echinostoma - type genus; Artyfechinostomum, Baschkirovitrema, Cathaemasia, Chaunocephalus, Drepanocephalus, Echinoparyphium, Euparyphium, Hypoderaeum, Isthmiophora, Mesorchis, Moliniella, Neoacanthoparyphium, Neopetasiger, Patagifer, Pegosomum, Petasiger, Prionosoma, Protechinostoma, Rhopalias, Ribeiroia, Uroproctepisthmium - other genera === References === Echinostomatidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Echinostomatidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Echinostomatidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information