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Family POLYPLACIDAE


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S.C. Barker Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Introduction

Worldwide, the Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912 comprise 184 species. Three species occur in Australia: two parasitise introduced rats and the third parasitises the introduced rabbit.