Heterophyidae Leiper, 1909

Ascocotyle (Phagicola) longa Ransom, 1920 Host: H. australis .

Cercarian group: pleurolophocercous. Habitat: brackish water.

Definitive host groups: birds and mammals. Locality: Rio de Janeiro, RJ.

Reference: Simões et al. (2010).

Centrocestus formosanus (Nishigori, 1924)

Host: Melanoides tuberculata (Müller) (Gastropoda: Thiaridae). Habitat: freshwater.

Cercarian group: pleurolophocercous.

Definitive host group: birds and mammals.

Localities: Brasília, DF; Belo Horizonte, MG; Natal, RN. References: Pinto & Melo (2010a), Paula-Andrade et al. (2012), Pinto & Melo (2012a).

Pygidiopsis macrostomum Travassos, 1928 Host: H. australis .

Habitat: brackish water.

Cercarian group: pleurolophocercous. Definitive host group: mammals. Locality: Rio de Janeiro, RJ.

Reference: Simões et al. (2009).