''Platynosomum capranum'' is a species of
trematodes found mainly in
Kunming
Kunming (; ), also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headquar ...
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Mainland China. It is the 4th species of ''
Platynosomum
''Platynosomum'' is a genus of flatworms belonging to the family Dicrocoeliidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the ...
'' found to be parasitic of mammals and the first species in this genus recorded from
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
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References
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Digenea