Fasciolidae

Fasciolidae is a family of trematodes and includes several veterinary and medical important parasites. Family Fasciolidae is divided into 5 geneses. Flukes of the family are localized in liver, gall bladder, and the intestine. The life cycle of fasciolid flukes includes one intermediate host – freshwater snails from family Lymnaeidae.

Morphological features

 * length of adults: 2 (Parafasciolopsis) up to 10 cm (Fasciola gigantica, Fascioloides magna)
 * suckers: oral and ventral sucker are closely located
 * cercariae: gymnocephalic shape

Sytematics within family
according to Olson et al. 2003
 * '''genus Fasciola
 * F. hepatica
 * F. gigantica
 * F. jacksoni
 * Fasciola spp. – Japanese strain
 * genus Fascioloides
 * F. magna
 * genus Fasciolopsis
 * F. buski
 * genus Parafasciolopsis
 * P. fasciomorphae
 * genus Protofasciola
 * P. robusta