Hexabothriidae

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Kingdom Animalia Order Diclybothriidea Rank Family		Class Monogenea Phylum Platyhelminthes
Similar Monocotylidae, Protocotyle euzetmaillardi, Capsalidae, Polyopisthocotylea

Hexabothriidae is a family of monogenean parasites. The family name was proposed by Emmett W. Price in 1942. The family includes 14-16 genera according to authors and about 60 species; all are parasitic on the gills of chondrichthyan fishes (rays, sharks and chimaeras).

Genera

according to WoRMS

Branchotenthes Bullard & Dippenaar, 2003

Callorhynchocotyle Suriano & Incorvaia, 1982

Dasyoncocotyle Hargis, 1955

Epicotyle Euzet & Maillard, 1974

Erpocotyle Van Beneden & Hesse, 1863

Heteronchocotyle Brooks, 1934

Hexabothrium von Nordmann, 1840

Mobulicola Patella & Bullard, 2013

Neonchocotyle Ktari & Maillard, 1972

Paraheteronchocotyle Mayes, Brooks & Thorson, 1981 (omitted in WoRMS but considered valid )

Pristonchocotyle Watson & Thorsen, 1976

Protocotyle Euzet & Maillard, 1974 (example: Protocotyle euzetmaillardi)

Pseudohexabothrium Brinkmann, 1952

Rajonchocotyle Cerfontaine, 1899

Rhinobatonchocotyle Doran, 1953

Squalonchocotyle Cerfontaine, 1899

References

Hexabothriidae Wikipedia

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