Rugogastridae is a family of trematodes in the order Aspidogastrida. It consists of a single genus, Rugogaster Schell, 1973.
Species Rugogaster callorhinci Amato & Pereira, 1995Amato, J. & Pereira, J., Jr. (1995). A new species of Rugogaster (Aspidobothrea: Rugogastridae) parasite of the elephant fish, Callorhinchus callorhynchi (Callorhinchidae), from the estuary of the La Plata River, Coasts of Uruguay and Argentina. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 4(1), 1–7. Rugogaster hydrolagi Schell, 1973
Morphological characteristics 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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