''Cryptocotyle'' is a
genus
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of
trematode
Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in which asexual reproduction occurs, is usually a snail. The definitive host ...
s from the family
Heterophyidae
Heterophyidae is a family of intestinal trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida.
Description: " Tegument covered by spines. Oral sucker not armed or armed by cyrcumoral spines. Pharynx presented. Genital synus presented. Ventral and genital suc ...
. The
definitive host
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s of the parasites are fish-eating
birds
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and
mammals
Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...
.
Species
* ''
Cryptocotyle americana
''Cryptocotyle'' is a genus of trematodes from the family Heterophyidae. The definitive hosts of the parasites are fish-eating birds and mammals.
Species
* '' Cryptocotyle americana'' Ciurea, 1924
* ''Cryptocotyle badamshini'' (Kurochkin, 1959)
* ...
'' Ciurea, 1924
* ''
Cryptocotyle badamshini
''Cryptocotyle'' is a genus of trematodes from the family Heterophyidae. The definitive hosts of the parasites are fish-eating birds and mammals.
Species
* ''Cryptocotyle americana'' Ciurea, 1924
* ''Cryptocotyle badamshini'' (Kurochkin, 1959)
* ...
'' (Kurochkin, 1959)
* ''
Cryptocotyle concava
''Cryptocotyle'' is a genus of trematodes from the family Heterophyidae. The definitive hosts of the parasites are fish-eating birds and mammals.
Species
* ''Cryptocotyle americana'' Ciurea, 1924
* ''Cryptocotyle badamshini'' (Kurochkin, 1959)
* ...
'' (Creplin, 1825)
* ''
Cryptocotyle cryptocotyloides
''Cryptocotyle'' is a genus of trematodes from the family Heterophyidae. The definitive hosts of the parasites are fish-eating birds and mammals.
Species
* ''Cryptocotyle americana'' Ciurea, 1924
* ''Cryptocotyle badamshini'' (Kurochkin, 1959)
* ...
'' (Issaitschikow, 1923)
* ''
Cryptocotyle delamurei
''Cryptocotyle'' is a genus of trematodes from the family Heterophyidae. The definitive hosts of the parasites are fish-eating birds and mammals.
Species
* ''Cryptocotyle americana'' Ciurea, 1924
* ''Cryptocotyle badamshini'' (Kurochkin, 1959)
* ...
'' (Jurachno, 1987)
* ''
Cryptocotyle jejuna
''Cryptocotyle'' is a genus of trematodes from the family Heterophyidae. The definitive hosts of the parasites are fish-eating birds and mammals.
Species
* ''Cryptocotyle americana'' Ciurea, 1924
* ''Cryptocotyle badamshini'' (Kurochkin, 1959)
* ...
'' (Nicoll, 1907)
* ''
Cryptocotyle lingua
''Cryptocotyle'' is a genus of trematodes from the family Heterophyidae. The definitive hosts of the parasites are fish-eating birds and mammals.
Species
* ''Cryptocotyle americana'' Ciurea, 1924
* ''Cryptocotyle badamshini'' (Kurochkin, 1959)
* ...
'' (Creplin, 1825)
* ''
Cryptocotyle macrorhinis
''Cryptocotyle'' is a genus of trematodes from the family Heterophyidae. The definitive hosts of the parasites are fish-eating birds and mammals.
Species
* ''Cryptocotyle americana'' Ciurea, 1924
* ''Cryptocotyle badamshini'' (Kurochkin, 1959)
* ...
'' (MacCallum, 1916)
Sources
*
Digenea genera
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