Batrachotrematidae


Batrachotrematidae is a family of trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida.

Genera

The following genera are described severally, and by Rizvi, et al. :
The following additional genera are described by Cribb, but are not discussed in Rizvi, et al. or other studies:
Cribb noted that most species of Batrachotrematidae are poorly described, and many seem to be different from the type-species of the genera to which they belong. A lack of molecular studies prevent adequate classification of the species; Cribb describes the split between African and Asian species, which parasitise different types of frogs, as possibly warranting a separate distinction at the family level. The lack of clarity regarding the definition of the family, and the lack of molecular and life-cycle studies on the putative species, makes Batrachotrematidae one of the worst-defined digenean families.