''Shimazuia'' is a
genus
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of
trematodes in the
family
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Opecoelidae. It consists of one species, ''Shimazuia lethrini''.
[Yamaguti, S. (1938). ''Studies on the Helminth Fauna of Japan. Part 21. Trematodes of Fishes, IV''. Kyōto: Yamaguti, S.][
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References
Opecoelidae
Plagiorchiida genera
Monotypic platyhelminthes genera
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