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.