Potamotrygonocotyle

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Kingdom Animalia Class Monogenea Order Monocotylidea Rank Genus		Phylum Platyhelminthes Subclass Monopisthocotylea Family Monocotylidae
Similar Monocotylidae, Paratrygon aiereba, Potamotrygonidae, Potamotrygon, Monogenea

Potamotrygonocotyle is a genus of flatworms that parasitise stingrays of the genus Potamotrygon. From 1981 the genus contained only one member, P. tsalickisi, until four new species were described in 2007.

Species

P. chisholmae Domingues & Marques, 2007

P. dromedarius Domingues & Marques, 2007

P. eurypotamoxenus Domingues & Marques, 2007

P. tsalickisi Mayes, Brooks & Thorson, 1981

P. uruguayensis Domingues & Marques, 2007

References

Potamotrygonocotyle Wikipedia

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