Polyopisthocotylea
| Polyopisthocotylea | |
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| Silhouettes of bodies of various polyopisthocotylean Monogeneans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Subclass: | Polyopisthocotylea |
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Polyopisthocotylea is a subclass of parasitic flatworms in the class Monogenea.
There are only two subclasses in the class Monogenea:
- Monopisthocotylea
- Polyopisthocotylea.
Classification
The subclass Polyopisthocotylea contains the following orders:[1]
- Chimaericolidea
- Diclybothriidea
- Mazocraeidea
- Polystomatidea
Example of species
- Protocotyle euzetmaillardi, a parasite of the bigeyed sixgill shark Hexanchus nakamurai
- Diplozoon paradoxum, famous for its perfect monogamy, with the two individuals of the pair fused together
- Lethacotyle vera, a parasite of the brassy trevally (Caranx papuensis), "the monogenean which lost its clamps"
References
- ↑ Gibson, D.; Bray, R. (2013). "Polyopisthocotylea". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
External links
| External identifiers for Polyopisthocotylea | |
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| WoRMS | 119219 |
| Also found in: Wikispecies | |