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Microcotyle
Sign in to saveMicrocotyle is a genus which belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes and class Monogenea. Species of Microcotyle are ectoparasites that affect their host by attaching themselves as larvae on the gills of the fish and grow into adult stage. This larval stage is called oncomiracidium, and is characterized as free swimming and ciliated.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassMonogenea
- OrderMazocraeidea
- FamilyMicrocotylidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations0
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 121
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Microcotylidae
- Collections
- CAS, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Puerto Rico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Microcotylidae
- Image
- Microcotyle donavini (Microcotylidae) Body (Euzet & Marc).png
Show 6 more facts
- taxon name
- Microcotyle
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Microcotyle
- Commons category
- Microcotyle
- taxon author citation
- Van Beneden & Hesse, 1863
- taxon common name
- コガタツカミムシ属
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Svenska
Microcotyle är ett släkte av plattmaskar. Microcotyle ingår i familjen Microcotylidae. Kladogram enligt Catalogue of Life:
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