Brauninidae is a monotypic family of trematodes in the order Diplostomida.
It consists of one genus, Braunina Heider, 1900,[2] which consists of one species, Braunina cordiformis Wolf, 1903.
[1] Braunina cordiformis has been observed to infect certain species of porpoise such as the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus),[3] the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis),[4] and the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides).
[5] Braunina attaches to the membrane wall of its host's stomach and damages the wall's tissue, which can cause chronic gastritis in the host.
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