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Monopisthocotylea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Monopisthocotylea

Higher classification
  
Monogenea

Phylum
  
Platyhelminthes

Scientific name
  
Monopisthocotylea

Rank
  
Order

Monopisthocotylea

Similar
  
Monogenea, Polyopisthocotylea, Flatworm, Capsalidae, Gyrodactylus

The Monopisthocotylea are a subclass of parasitic flatworms in the class Monogenea. Only two subclasses are in the class Monogenea:

Contents

  • Monopisthocotylea
  • Polyopisthocotylea
  • Classification

    The subclass Monopisthocotylea contains these orders:

  • Order Capsalidea
  • Order Dactylogyridea
  • Order Gyrodactylidea
  • Order Monocotylidea
  • Order 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

    Monopisthocotylea Wikipedia