Despite recent advances in the molecular knowledge of amphistome trematodes, most
genera known from fish remain to be genetically characterized. This is the case for …

Trematode infection of the second intermediate hosts can lead to changes in their fitness
and, as a result, a change in the invasion rate of animal communities. It is especially …

Neotropical fish amphistomes represent a highly diverse group within the
Paramphistomoidea, with wide distribution across major South American hydrological …

Six families belonging to the Paramphistomoidea superfamily have been reported in South
America, with only Zonocotylidae and Balanorchiidae being endemic. The Zonocotylidae …

Despite amphibians having the least number of families in comparison with other vertebrate
classes, the digenean parasites within these host species are largely predominant. To date …