Kingdom Animalia Class Trematoda Family Microphallidae Scientific name Microphallus nicolli | Phylum Platyhelminthes Order Plagiorchiida Genus Microphallus Rank Species | |
Similar Microphallus, Hippidae, Emerita analoga, Mole crabs | ||
Microphallus nicolli is a species of digenean parasite in the genus Microphallus. Recorded hosts include the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in a saltmarsh at Cedar Key, Florida, where the crab Eurytium limosum is an intermediate host, and the sea otter (Enhydra lutris) in central California. It was previously known as Spelotrema nicolli.
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