Abstract
Sanguinicolids are blood flukes infecting marine and freshwater fishes in many parts of the world. Smith (1997a, 1997b) furnished a list of sanguinicolids reported to that date, together with their hosts and geographic distribution. Subsequently, many new genera and species of sanguinicolids were reported. According to the recent review of Smith (2002), the family contains 19 genera.
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