Cryptocotyle

Cryptocotyle
The metacercariae, encysted in the fins of the round goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Subclass:
Order:
Opisthorchiida
Suborder:
Opisthorchiata
Superfamily:
Opisthorchioidea
Family:
Genus:
Cryptocotyle

Lühe, 1899
Synonyms
  • Tocotrema Looss, 1899

Cryptocotyle is a genus of trematodes from the family Heterophyidae. The definitive hosts of the parasites are fish-eating birds and mammals.

Species

Sources

  • "Cryptocotyle". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.


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