Brauninidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
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Suborder: | Diplostomata
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Superfamily: | Diplostomoidea
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Family: | Brauninidae Wolf, 1903
[1]
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Genus: | Braunina Heider, 1900
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Species: | B. cordiformis
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Binomial name | |
Braunina cordiformis Wolf, 1903
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Brauninidae is a monotypic family of trematodes in the order Diplostomida. It consists of one genus, Braunina Heider, 1900, [2] which consists of one species, Braunina cordiformis Wolf, 1903. [1]
Braunina cordiformis has been observed to infect certain species of porpoise such as the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), [3] the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), [4] and the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides). [5] Braunina attaches to the membrane wall of its host's stomach and damages the wall's tissue, which can cause chronic gastritis in the host. [6]
Brauninidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Suborder: | Diplostomata
|
Superfamily: | Diplostomoidea
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Family: | Brauninidae Wolf, 1903
[1]
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Genus: | Braunina Heider, 1900
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Species: | B. cordiformis
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Binomial name | |
Braunina cordiformis Wolf, 1903
|
Brauninidae is a monotypic family of trematodes in the order Diplostomida. It consists of one genus, Braunina Heider, 1900, [2] which consists of one species, Braunina cordiformis Wolf, 1903. [1]
Braunina cordiformis has been observed to infect certain species of porpoise such as the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), [3] the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), [4] and the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides). [5] Braunina attaches to the membrane wall of its host's stomach and damages the wall's tissue, which can cause chronic gastritis in the host. [6]