Rugogaster

Rugogastridae is a family of trematodes in the order Aspidogastrida.

It consists of a single genus, Rugogaster Schell, 1973.

[1] 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.

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