Heronimidae Explained

Heronimidae is a family of digenean trematode parasites consisting of a single genus with a single species.^{[1] [2]} The sole species of this family, Heronimus mollis (Leidy, 1856) is a parasite of the lungs of a number of species of turtles across North and Central America.

Notes and References

1. Pearson, J. C. (1992). On the position of the digenean family Heronimidae: an inquiry into a cladistic classification of the Digenea. Systematic Parasitology, 21(2), 81-166.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Heronimidae Ward, 1918. www.marinespecies.org. en. 2018-08-02.