| Rugogaster | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Aspidogastrida |
| Family: | Rugogastridae Schell, 1973 |
| Genus: | Rugogaster Schell, 1973 |
| Type species | |
| Rugogaster hydrolagi Schell, 1973 | |
| Species | |
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Rugogastridae is a family of trematodes in the order Aspidogastrida. It consists of a single genus, Rugogaster Schell, 1973.
Species
- Rugogaster callorhinci Amato & Pereira, 1995
- Rugogaster hydrolagi Schell, 1973
Morphological characteristics
Species of Rugogaster are parasitic in the rectal glands of various holocephalan fishes. They are characterized by a row of rugae, numerous testes, and two caeca, whilst other aspidogastrid species generally have one caecum and one or two testes.
References
- ^ Schell, S. C. (1973). Rugogaster hydrolagi gen. n. et sp. nov. (Trematoda: Aspidobothrea: Rugogastridae fam. n.) from the ratfish Hydrolagus colliei (Lay & bennett, 1839). The Journal of Parasitology, 59, 803–805.
- Amato, J. & Pereira, J., Jr. (1995). A new species of Rugogaster (Aspidobothrea: Rugogastridae) parasite of the elephant fish, Callorhinchus callorhynchi (Callorhinchidae), from the estuary of the La Plata River, Coasts of Uruguay and Argentina. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 4(1), 1–7.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Rugogaster | |
| Rugogastridae | |
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