Plagiorchiida

{{Short description|Order of flukes}}

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|image = Paragonimus westermanii.jpg

|image_caption = Paragonimus westermani
(Troglotremata: Paragonimidae)

|taxon = Plagiorchiida

|authority = La Rue, 1957

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Plagiorchiida is a large order of trematodes, synonymous to Echinostomida. They belong to the Digenea, a large subclass of flukes. This order contains relatively few significant parasites of humans.{{Cite journal|title = European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification|last = Gibson|date = 2001|journal = Collection Patrimoines Naturels |volume=50 |pages=136–142}}

The following families are placed here, organised by superfamily and suborder:{{Cite web|title = WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Plagiorchiida|url = http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108402|website = www.marinespecies.org|access-date = 2015-11-08}}Jones, A., Bray, R. A., & Gibson, D. I. (Eds.). (2002). Keys to the Trematoda (Vol. 1). CABI Publishing and The Natural History Museum.

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Category:Platyhelminthes orders