In this paper taxonomic study on paragonimus including their metacercariae obtainedfrom the crabs collected from Sorsogon, Luzon, Phi1ippines and adult worms and ova obtain-ed through animal feeding, with light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy revealedthat there may exist two or more species of lung flukes in Philippines.The occurrence ofSemisulcospira libertina in addition to Antemelania dactylus (Lea) as an additional snailhost is mentioned for the first time. The chromosome Karyotyping of the adult worms revealed that they belong to thediploid pattern. Electronic scanning showed that the cuticular spines of the Paragonimus from Sorsogonlook like “pineapple ears” both in distribution and In appearance, a new finding that has not been recorded before. In the lungs of a white rat killed 290 days after infection, two adult worms wereobtained within the solitary eyst. These 2 adult worms measured 4.5×2.5mm and 4.5×3.0 mm respectively. Their unusually small size and somewhat round shape suggest that theymay be of a different species from those hitherto reported in the Philippines. Clearcut evidence is presented for the first time, demonstrating the occurrence of the phemomenon of cross fertilization (allogamy) of lung flukes. In this paper taxonomic study on paragonimus including their metacercariae obtained from the crabs collected from Sorsogon, Luzon, Phi1ippines and adult worms and ova obtain-ed through animal feeding, with light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy revealed that there may exist two or more species of lung flukes in Philippines. The occurrence ofSemisulcospira libertina in addition to Antemelania dactylus (Lea) as an additional snailhost is mentioned for the first time. The chromosome Karyotyping of the adult worms revealed that they belong to thediploid pattern. Electronic scanning showed that the cuticular spines of the Paragonimus from Sorsogonlook like “pineapple ears ” both in distribution and In appearance, a new finding that has not been recorded before. These in the lungs of a white rat killed 290 days after infection, two adult worms wereobtained within the solitary eyst. These 2 adult worms measured 4.5 × 2.5mm and 4.5 × 3.0 mm respectively. Their unusually small size and somewha t round shape suggest that theymay be of a different species from those hitherto reported in the Philippines. Clearcut evidence is presented for the first time, demonstrating the occurrence of the phemomenon of cross fertilization (allogamy) of lung flukes.