Cephalogonimus vesicaudus

Cephalogonimus vesicaudus
Cephalogonimus vesicaudus, side view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Trematoda
Order:
Plagiorchiida
Family:
Cephalogonimidae
Genus:
Cephalogonimus
Species:
C. vesicaudus
Binomial name
Cephalogonimus vesicaudus
Nickerson, 1912

Cephalogonimus vesicaudus Nickerson, 1912 is a species of digenean trematode parasite found in North America.[1] This species typically infects the small intestine of North American soft shell turtles, but may also infect slider turtles, map turtles, mud turtles, green frogs, and ducks.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nickerson, W. S. (1912). On Cephalogonimus vesicaudus n. sp. Zool Jahrb Syst, 33, 249.
  2. ^ Mcknight, T. J. (1959). A taxonomic study of the helminth parasites of the turtles of Lake Texoma (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Oklahoma).


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