Paramphistomatidae
Synonyms
Amphistomidae
Gastrodiscoide
Gastrodiscoides
Paramphistomata
Paramphistomatas
Paramphistomum
Paramphistomums
Watsonius
A family of flukes of the class Trematoda found in the intestinal tract and liver of animals and man. Some of the genera are Homalagaster, Gastrodiscus, Paramphistomum, Watsonius, Nilocotyle, Gigantocotyle, Gastrothylax, Macropotrema, Ceylonocotyle, Zygocotyle, Cotylophoron, and Calicophoron.