Cephalogonimus vesicaudus
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| Cephalogonimus vesicaudus | |
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| Cephalogonimus vesicaudus, side view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Cephalogonimidae |
| Genus: | Cephalogonimus |
| Species: | C. vesicaudus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalogonimus vesicaudus Nickerson, 1912 | |
Cephalogonimus vesicaudus is a species of digenean trematode parasite found in North America.[1] This species typically infects the small intestine of North American soft shell turtles, but may also infect slider turtles, map turtles, mud turtles, green frogs, and ducks.[2]
