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Proctocaecum coronarium and Proctocaecum diploporum (Digenea: Cryptogonimidae): Morphologically- and phylogenetically-distinct but closely related and sympatric crocodilian trematodes with identical life cycles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2026

Kamila Cajiao-Mora*
Affiliation:
Southeastern Cooperative Fish Parasite and Disease Laboratory and Southeastern Cooperative Fish Genetics Laboratory; School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences; College of Agriculture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
Stephen S. Curran
Affiliation:
Southeastern Cooperative Fish Parasite and Disease Laboratory and Southeastern Cooperative Fish Genetics Laboratory; School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences; College of Agriculture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
John H. Brule
Affiliation:
Southeastern Cooperative Fish Parasite and Disease Laboratory and Southeastern Cooperative Fish Genetics Laboratory; School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences; College of Agriculture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
Daniel Gordillo-González
Affiliation:
Southeastern Cooperative Fish Parasite and Disease Laboratory and Southeastern Cooperative Fish Genetics Laboratory; School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences; College of Agriculture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
Haley R. Dutton
Affiliation:
Southeastern Cooperative Fish Parasite and Disease Laboratory and Southeastern Cooperative Fish Genetics Laboratory; School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences; College of Agriculture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
Micah B. Warren
Affiliation:
Southeastern Cooperative Fish Parasite and Disease Laboratory and Southeastern Cooperative Fish Genetics Laboratory; School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences; College of Agriculture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
Stephen A. Bullard
Affiliation:
Southeastern Cooperative Fish Parasite and Disease Laboratory and Southeastern Cooperative Fish Genetics Laboratory; School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences; College of Agriculture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA Department of Zoology, School for Environmental Sciences and Development, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, South Africa
*
Corresponding author: Kamila Cajiao-Mora, Email: kac0146@auburn.edu
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