Cephalogonimidae is a family of trematode parasites characterized by a genital pore located anterior to the oral sucker, at the apex of the body.[1]

Cephalogonimidae
Cephalogonimus vesicaudus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Suborder: Xiphidiata
Superfamily: Plagiorchioidea
Family: Cephalogonimidae
Looss, 1899

Classification

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This family comprises two genera containing of a number of species.[1][2]

  • Cephalogonimoides
  • Cephalogonimus
  • Emoleptalea
    • Emoleptalea dollfusi Srivastava, 1960
    • Emoleptalea hardayali Kumar and Agrawal, 1963
    • Emoleptalea horai Gupta, 1955
    • Emoleptalea kanungoi Agrawal and Agrawal, 1985
    • Emoleptalea loosi Srivastava, 1960
    • Emoleptalea rifaati Ramadan, Saoud, and Taha, 1987
    • Emoleptalea synodontidos Dollfus, 1950
  • Masenia
    • Masenia bangweulensis Beverly-Burton, 1962
    • Masenia carangai Gupta and Tandon, 1985
    • Masenia collata Chatterji, 1933
    • Masenia dayali (Gupta, 1955)
    • Masenia gomtia Agrawal and Agrawal, 1985
    • Masenia kwangtungensis Pan, 1984
    • Masenia moradabadensis Srivastava, 1960
    • Masenia orissai Gupta and Tandon, 1985
    • Masenia quiloni (Gupta and Tandon, 1985)
    • Masenia synodontis Khalil and Thurston, 1973
    • Masenia upeneusi Gupta and Puri, 1984
    • Masenia vittatusi Agrawal, 1963

References

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  1. ^ a b Bray, R. A., Gibson, D. I., & Jones, A. (2008). Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 3. CAB International.
  2. ^ "Cephalogonimidae - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-08-01.