Ascocotyle angrense
Ascocotyle angrense is a fluke in the genus Ascocotyle that mainly infects birds. It has previously been confused with A. diminuta, which infects fish-eating birds and raccoons. It has also been recorded from the marsh rice rat in a saltwater marsh at Cedar Key, Florida, where it occurred in 25% of animals.
Literature cited
- Kinsella, J.M. 1988. Comparison of helminths of rice rats, Oryzomys palustris, from freshwater and saltwater marshes in Florida. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 55:275–280.
- Núñez, M.O. de. 1993. . Systematic Parasitology 24:191–199.