Nudacotylidae

Santos, Cláudia Portes & Gibson, David I., 2015, Checklist of the Helminth Parasites of South American Bats, Zootaxa 3937 (3), pp. 471-499 : 479

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3937.3.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F7CAD672-4865-411B-A5C7-D46AB3A2299D
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6101999
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A18784-532C-6257-FF6B-FBABFC47FAD5
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Nudacotylidae
status

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Family Nudacotylidae View in CoL

Nudacotylids occur in the intestines of several, normally vegetarian, groups of mammals in the Americas. Transmission occurs by the ingestion of metacercariae encysted on vegetation or other surfaces.

Nudacotyle Barker

Species: N. carollia Vélez & Thatcher, 1992 ; N. novicia Barker, 1916