Monopisthocotylea
| Monopisthocotylea | |
|---|---|
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| Echinoplectanum laeve | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Subclass: | Monopisthocotylea |
Monopisthocotylea is a subclass of parasitic flatworms in the class Monogenea.
There are only two subclasses in the class Monogenea:
- Monopisthocotylea
- Polyopisthocotylea
Classification
The subclass Monopisthocotylea contains the following orders:
[1]
- Capsalidea
- Dactylogyridea
- Gyrodactylidea
- Monocotylidea
- Montchadskyellidea
Example of species
- Entobdella soleae, a capsalid from the sole Solea solea off the United Kingdom
- Gyrodactylus salaris, a gyrodactylid, or "salmon fluke", a deadly parasite of salmon in Norway
- Calydiscoides euzeti, a diplectanid from the emperor, Lethrinus rubrioperculatus
- Pseudorhabdosynochus epinepheli, a diplectanid from groupers, which is the type-species of the species-rich genus Pseudorhabdosynochus
References
- ↑ Gibson, D.; Bray, R. (2013). "Monopisthocotylea". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
External links
| External identifiers for Monopisthocotylea | |
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| WoRMS | 119219 |
| Also found in: Wikispecies | |