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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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