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Galactosomum

Synonyms: Allocercarioides; Galactosomoides; Knipowitschiatrema; Microlistrum; Retevitellus

Wikipedia Abstract

Galactosomum is a genus of flukes within the family Heterophyidae, which is part of the order Opisthorchiida. There are currently twenty-one recognised species within the genus. They mainly infect aquatic birds, but often infest fish as larvae. Three species are known to use marine mammals as hosts.
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Species

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0