''Philophthalmus'' 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
Philophthalmidae
Philophthalmidae is a family of trematodes in the order Plagiorchiida.
Genera
*'' Cloacitrema'' Yamaguti, 1935Yamaguti, S. (1935). Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 5. Trematodes of birds. III. ''Japanese Journal of Zoology'', 6, 159†...
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The species of this genus are found in America and Australia.
Species:
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Philophthalmus andersoni''
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Philophthalmus attenuatus''
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Philophthalmus coturnicola''
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Philophthalmus cupensis''
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Philophthalmus distomatosa''
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Philophthalmus gralli
''Philophthalmus gralli'', commonly known as the Oriental avian eye fluke, parasitises the conjunctival sac of the eyes of many species of birds, including birds of the orders Galliformes and Anseriformes. In Brazil this parasite was reported i ...
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Philophthalmus hegeneri''
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Philophthalmus hovorkai''
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Philophthalmus lacrymosus''
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Philophthalmus lucipetus''
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Philophthalmus megalurus''
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Philophthalmus muraschkinzewi''
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Philophthalmus nocturnus''
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Philophthalmus nyrocae''
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Philophthalmus oschmarini''
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Philophthalmus palpebrarum''
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Philophthalmus posaviniensis''
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Philophthalmus rhionica''
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Philophthalmus skrjabini''
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Philophthalmus stercusmuscarum''
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Philophthalmus stugii''
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Philophthalmus zalophi''
References
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Trematoda