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In the present study, we describe Parapleurogenoides n. gen., a new genus within the Pleurogenidae, discovered in the Levant water frog, Pelophylax bedriagae (Camerano, 1882), from the Sanandaj region of western Iran. This new genus is distinguished by its pyriform body shape, vitelline glands with a limited number of follicles, and a Y-shaped excretory vesicle. To investigate its phylogenetic relationships, a dataset of partial 28S rRNA sequences was generated, including all Pleurogenidae species available in GenBank. The phylogenetic analysis reveals that Parapleurogenoides kurdistanensis n. sp. and cercariae from Vietnam form a distinct clade, which is sister to Pleurogenes claviger (Rudolphi, 1819) and Pleurogenoides medians (Olsson, 1876). These clades are classified within Pleurogenidae, a family known for parasitizing amphibians. Moreover, the relationships within Pleurogenidae and the taxonomy of the genus Pleurogenoides Travassos, 1921, are re-evaluated based on morphological traits and the potential inclusion of other species previously assigned to this genus.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1645\/24-102","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,15]],"date-time":"2025-07-15T05:34:17Z","timestamp":1752557657000},"page":"431-440","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Parapleurogenoides (Digenea), a New Genus in Pelophylax bedriagae (Anura: Ranidae) from Kurdistan, Iran with Comments on the Relationships within Pleurogenidae"],"prefix":"10.1645","volume":"111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2789-4580","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Loghman","family":"Maleki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mastoreh","family":"Shahmoradi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kiavash","family":"Golzarianpour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Gonbad Kavous University, Golestan, Iran."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1220","reference":[{"key":"1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"R. 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