Article
Riding South American rivers: a multilocus assessment of Creptotrematina batalhensis (Digenea: Allocreadiidae).
Journal of helminthology - 18 Sept 2026
Gomez F, Barneche J, Furlan E O, Solari A, Ibañez Shimabukuro M, Reig Cardarella G, Montes M M
Abstract excerpt
The Allocreadiidae comprise a diverse group of digeneans infecting freshwater fishes worldwide, with South America harbouring a particularly rich fauna. Within this family, Creptotrematina includes five valid species parasitizing primarily characid fishes, most of which have been recorded from the La Plata Basin. Despite the large geographic extent and hydrological complexity of this basin, the genetic structure...
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- Animals
- Trematoda
- Phylogeny
- Rivers
- Trematode Infections
- South America
- RNA, Ribosomal, 28S
