Hexabothriidae
Sign in to saveHexabothriidae 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).
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassMonogenea
- OrderDiclybothriidea
- FamilyHexabothriidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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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).
Studies on phylogeny of monogeneans based on morphology, molecules or spermatozoa suggest that the Hexabothriidae are a basal group within the Polyopisthocotylea.
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Animalia
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shark
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Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
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taxonomy
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Platyhelminthes
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Chondrichthyes
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Batomorphi
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gill
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Q180686
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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Q229883
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Chimaeriformes
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