Potamotrygonocotyle

Potamotrygonocotyle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenoidea
Order: Monocotylidea
Family: Monocotylidae
Genus: Potamotrygonocotyle
Mayes, Brooks & Thorson, 1981

Potamotrygonocotyle is a genus of flatworms that parasitise stingrays of the genus Potamotrygon. From 1981 the genus contained only one member, P. tsalickisi, until four new species were described in 2007.

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