Rugogaster

Rugogaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Aspidogastrida
Family: Rugogastridae
Schell, 1973
Genus: Rugogaster
Schell, 1973
Type species
Rugogaster hydrolagi
Schell, 1973
Species

Rugogastridae is a family of trematodes in the order Aspidogastrida. It consists of a single genus, Rugogaster Schell, 1973.

Species

Morphological characteristics

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Schell, S. C. (1973). Rugogaster hydrolagi gen. n. et sp. nov. (Trematoda: Aspidobothrea: Rugogastridae fam. n.) from the ratfish Hydrolagus colliei (Lay & bennett, 1839). The Journal of Parasitology, 59, 803–805.
  2. ↑ Amato, J. & Pereira, J., Jr. (1995). A new species of Rugogaster (Aspidobothrea: Rugogastridae) parasite of the elephant fish, Callorhinchus callorhynchi (Callorhinchidae), from the estuary of the La Plata River, Coasts of Uruguay and Argentina. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 4(1), 1–7.