Polyopisthocotylea
Sign in to savePolyopisthocotylea is a subclass of parasitic flatworms in the class Monogenea.
Species
多後吸盤亜綱
Subclass
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassMonogenea
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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Polyopisthocotylea is a subclass of parasitic flatworms in the class Monogenea.
==Classification== There are only two subclasses in the class Monogenea: Monopisthocotylea. The name means "a single posterior sucker" - the attachment organ (the haptor) is simple. Polyopisthocotylea. The name means "several posterior suckers" - the attachment organ (the haptor) is complex, with several clamps or suckers.
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