''Cephalogonimus vesicaudus'' Nickerson, 1912 is a species of

digenea Digenea (Gr. ''Dis'' – double, ''Genos'' – race) is a class of trematodes in the Platyhelminthes phylum, consisting of parasitic flatworms (known as ''flukes'') with a syncytial tegument and, usually, two suckers, one ventral and one oral. ...

n trematode parasite found in North America. This species typically infects the small intestine of North American soft shell turtles, but may also infect slider turtles, map turtles,

mud turtles ''Kinosternon'' is a genus of small aquatic turtles from the Americas known commonly as mud turtles. Geographic range They are found in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The greatest species richness is in Mexico, a ...

, green frogs, and

ducks Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfamilies, they are a form t ...

.Mcknight, T. J. (1959). ''A taxonomic study of the helminth parasites of the turtles of Lake Texoma'' (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Oklahoma).

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