Heterophyidae

Synonyms

Fluke, Yokogawa's

Heterophyes

Metagonimus

Metagonimus yokogawai

Yokogawa's Fluke

A family of intestinal flukes of the class Trematoda which occurs in animals and man. Some of the genera are Heterophyes, Metagonimus, Cryptocotyle, Stellantchasmus, and Euryhelmis.