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Aporocotylidae
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Aporocotylidae

Odhner, 1912

Aporocotylidae is family of trematodes within the order Diplostomida, which contains species commonly known as fish blood flukes. It contains a total of 34 genera, the largest being Cardicola. Species in this family are restricted to around Mexico, Southern United States, and the Caribbean, and live in both fresh and marine water.[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ "Aporocotylidae Odhner, 1912". WoRMS. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. ^ Cribb, Thomas H.; Adlard, Robert D.; Hayward, Craig J.; Bott, Nathan J.; Ellis, David; Evans, Daryl; Nowak, Barbara F. (July 2011). "The life cycle of Cardicola forsteri (Trematoda: Aporocotylidae), a pathogen of ranched southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyi". International Journal for Parasitology. 41 (8): 861–670. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2011.03.011. PMID 21569775.