Fasciolidae Railliet, 1895

Fasciola hepatica Linnaeus, 1758

Hosts: L. columella, Lymnaea viatrix d'Orbigny, Lymnaea sp. (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae). Cercarian group: gymnocephalous.

Habitat: freshwater.

Definitive host group: mammals.

Localities: Itajubá, MG; localities from the litoral, PR; Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ; Rosário do Sul, Santa Vitória do Palmar, Sapucaia do Sul, RS; Eldorado, Miracatu, Piquete, Vale do Paraiba, SP. References: Lutz (1921b, 1922), Rezende et al. (1973), Gonzales et al. (1974), Ueta (1980), Busetti et al. (1983), Müller & Ueno (1984), Carvalho et al. (2001b), Gomes et al. (2002), Oliveira et al. (2002), Coelho & Lima (2003), Lima et al. (2009).