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Cainocreadium oscitans (Linton, 1910) Cribb, 2005

endoparasite

found in intestine of Anisotremus interruptus

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Platyhelminthes

Class
Trematoda

Order
Plagiorchiida

Suborder
Xiphidiata

Superfamily
Allocreadioidea

Family
Opecoelidae

Genus
Cainocreadium

Species
oscitans

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Hamacreadium oscitans Linton, 1910 fide WoRMS (2013)

Origin: Native

References

Manter, H.W. (1940) Digenetic trematodes of fishes from the Galapagos Islands and the neighboring Pacific. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 2(14): 329-497.
WoRMS Editorial Board (2013) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available from http://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ

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