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
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Wikidata facts
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- Microcotyle donavini (Microcotylidae) Body (Euzet & Marc).png
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- taxon name
- Microcotyle
- Commons category
- Microcotyle
- taxon author citation
- Van Beneden & Hesse, 1863
- taxon common name
- コガタツカミムシ属
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parasitism
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Platyhelminthes
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Animalia
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fish
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kidney
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testicle
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uterus
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esophagus
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taxonomy
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Wikispecies
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ovary
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pharynx
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gill
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