Rugogaster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Order: | Aspidogastrida |
Family: |
Rugogastridae Schell, 1973 [1] |
Genus: |
Rugogaster Schell, 1973 |
Type species | |
Rugogaster hydrolagi Schell, 1973
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Species | |
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Rugogastridae is a family of trematodes in the order Aspidogastrida. It consists of a single genus, Rugogaster Schell, 1973. [1]
Species of Rugogaster are parasitic in the rectal glands of various holocephalan fishes. They are characterized by a row of rugae, numerous testes, and two caeca, whilst other aspidogastrid species generally have one caecum and one or two testes.
Rugogaster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Order: | Aspidogastrida |
Family: |
Rugogastridae Schell, 1973 [1] |
Genus: |
Rugogaster Schell, 1973 |
Type species | |
Rugogaster hydrolagi Schell, 1973
| |
Species | |
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Rugogastridae is a family of trematodes in the order Aspidogastrida. It consists of a single genus, Rugogaster Schell, 1973. [1]
Species of Rugogaster are parasitic in the rectal glands of various holocephalan fishes. They are characterized by a row of rugae, numerous testes, and two caeca, whilst other aspidogastrid species generally have one caecum and one or two testes.