''Hapalotrema'' is a genus of
trematodes
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 ...
belonging to the family
Spirorchiidae
Spirorchiidae is a family of digenetic trematodes. Infestation by these trematodes leads to the disease spirorchiidiosis. Spirorchiids are mainly parasites of turtles. It has been synonymised with Proparorchiidae Ward, 1921, Spirorchidae Stunka ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species:
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Hapalotrema dorsopora
''Hapalotrema'' is a genus of trematodes belonging to the family Spirorchiidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Hapalotrema dorsopora''
*'' Hapalotrema loossii''
*''Hapalotrema mehrai
''Hapalotrema'' is a genus of tr ...
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Hapalotrema loossii
''Hapalotrema'' is a genus of trematodes belonging to the family Spirorchiidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Hapalotrema dorsopora''
*'' Hapalotrema loossii''
*''Hapalotrema mehrai
''Hapalotrema'' is a genus of tre ...
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Hapalotrema mehrai
''Hapalotrema'' is a genus of trematodes belonging to the family Spirorchiidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the w ...
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Hapalotrema mistroides
''Hapalotrema'' is a genus of trematodes belonging to the family Spirorchiidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Hapalotrema dorsopora''
*''Hapalotrema loossii''
*''Hapalotrema mehrai
''Hapalotrema'' is a genus of trem ...
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Hapalotrema orientalis
''Hapalotrema'' is a genus of trematodes belonging to the family Spirorchiidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Hapalotrema dorsopora''
*''Hapalotrema loossii''
*''Hapalotrema mehrai''
*''Hapalotrema mistroides
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Hapalotrema pambanense
''Hapalotrema'' is a genus of trematodes belonging to the family Spirorchiidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Hapalotrema dorsopora''
*''Hapalotrema loossii''
*''Hapalotrema mehrai''
*''Hapalotrema mistroides''
*''Ha ...
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Hapalotrema postorchis''
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Hapalotrema synorchis''
References
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