Protomicrocotylidae
Sign in to savethumb|250 px|left|Clamps in various genera of Protomicrocotylidae: accessory sclerites (black) are present in Bilaterocotyloides and Protomicrocotyle, and absent in Neomicrocotyle. Clamps are absent in Lethacotyle. thumb|250 px|left|Ratio between clamp surface and body surface in eight families of gastrocotylinean monogeneans: the lowest ratio is in the protomicrocotylids thumb|250 px|left|Posterior part of a protomicrocotylid, showing bilateral asymmetry
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassMonogenea
- OrderMazocraeidea
- FamilyProtomicrocotylidae
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thumb|250 px|left|Clamps in various genera of Protomicrocotylidae: accessory sclerites (black) are present in Bilaterocotyloides and Protomicrocotyle, and absent in Neomicrocotyle. Clamps are absent in Lethacotyle. thumb|250 px|left|Ratio between clamp surface and body surface in eight families of gastrocotylinean monogeneans: the lowest ratio is in the protomicrocotylids thumb|250 px|left|Posterior part of a protomicrocotylid, showing bilateral asymmetry
Protomicrocotylidae is a family of monogenean parasites in the order Mazocraeidea.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Protomicrocotylidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.