Cryptocotyle

Cryptocotyle
The metacercariae, encysted in the fins of the round goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Subclass: Digenea
Order: Opisthorchiida
Suborder: Opisthorchiata
Superfamily: Opisthorchioidea
Family: Heterophyidae
Genus: Cryptocotyle
Lühe, 1899
Synonyms

Cryptocotyle is a genus of trematodes from the family Heterophyidae. The definitive hosts of the parasites are fish-eating birds and mammals.

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