Labracetabulum
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''Labracetabulum'' is a
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of trematodes in the
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Opecoelidae. Cribb's review of ''Labracetabulum'' synonymised it with ''Prolabria'' Reimer, 1987, which led to the synonymisation of ''P. monocentris'' Reimer, 1987 to ''L. monocentris'' (Reimer, 1987) Cribb, 2005.


Morphology

Species of ''Labracetabulum'' are distinguished by the lack of a cirrus-sac, the use of separate
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proximal to the excretory pore to open the caeca, and distinct anterior and posterior lips on the ventral sucker.


Species

*'' Labracetabulum gephyroberici'' Reimer, 1987 *'' Labracetabulum monocentris'' (Reimer, 1987) Cribb, 2005Cribb, T. H. (2005). Family Opecoelidae Ozaki, 1925. In Bray, R., Gibson, D. & Jones, A. (Eds.), ''Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 2'' (443–541). London: CABI Publishing and The Natural History Museum.


References

Opecoelidae Plagiorchiida genera {{trematoda-stub