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Polystomatids (Polystomatidae) are platyhelminthes of the class Monogenea. While monogeneans are mainly fish parasites, all polystomatids, with a single exception, namely Concinnocotyla australensis (Reichenbach-Klinke, 1966) of the Australian lungfish, infect semi-aquatic tetrapods. The outlines of the Polystomatidae sensu Sinnappah et al. (Mol Phylogenet Evol 18:189–201, 2001) are given with the best modern classification, which now includes 30 genera of which 19 infect amphibians, 9 freshwater turtles, and one each infecting the Australian lungfish and the common hippopotamus, respectively. Diagnosis of subfamilies and genera is also presented, with type species and morphological characters. A family key to genus level is based on the most relevant morphological characters, host spectrum and distribution.
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du Preez, L.H., Landman, W.J., Verneau, O. (2023). Overview of the Polystomatidae: Systematics and Classification. In: Polystomatid Flatworms . Zoological Monographs, vol 9. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35887-6_1
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