Potamotrygonocotyle uruguayensis
| Potamotrygonocotyle uruguayensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Subclass: | Monopisthocotylea |
| Order: | Monocotylidea |
| Family: | Monocotylidae |
| Genus: | Potamotrygonocotyle |
| Species: | P. uruguayensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamotrygonocotyle uruguayensis Domingues & Marques, 2007 | |
Potamotrygonocotyle uruguayensis is a species of flatworm, first described in 2007. It is a parasite, living in the gills of Short-tailed river stingrays (Potamotrygon brachyura).
The Latin name uruguayensis refers to the Uruguay River, in which it is found.
References
- Domingues, Marcus V. & Fernando P. L. Maques (2007). "Revision of Potamotrygonocotyle Mayes, Brooks & Thorson, 1981 (Platyhelminthes: Monogenoidea: Monocotylidae), with descriptions of four new species from the gills of freshwater stingrays Potamotrygon spp. (Rajiformes: Potamotrygonidae) from the La Plata river basin". Systematic Parasitology 67 (3): 157–174. doi:10.1007/s11230-006-9086-y. PMID 17464482.