Cephalogonimus vesicaudus

Cephalogonimus vesicaudus Nickerson, 1912 is a species of digenean trematode parasite found in North America.^[1] This species typically infects the small intestine of North American soft shell turtles, but may also infect slider turtles, map turtles, mud turtles, green frogs, and ducks.^[2]

Cephalogonimus vesicaudus
Cephalogonimus vesicaudus, side view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Trematoda
Order:	Plagiorchiida
Family:	Cephalogonimidae
Genus:	Cephalogonimus
Species:	C. vesicaudus
Binomial name
Cephalogonimus vesicaudus Nickerson, 1912