Choanocotyle elegans
Species of fluke
| Choanocotyle elegans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Subclass: | Digenea |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Choanocotylidae |
| Genus: | Choanocotyle |
| Species: | C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Choanocotyle elegans Jue Sue, 1998[1] | |
Choanocotyle elegans is a species of flatworms in the family Choanocotylidae. It infects Australian freshwater turtles. It was described from the small intestine of Chelodina expansa and Emydura macquarii.[1]
References
- ^ a b Sue Jue, Lindsay (September 1998). "Description and life-cycle of two new species of Choanocotyle n. g. (Trematoda: Plagiorchiida), parasites of Australian freshwater turtles, and the erection of the family Choanocotylidae". Systematic Parasitology. 41 (1): 47–61. doi:10.1023/A:1006074125118. S2CID 26915071.
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