Microcotylidae
Sign in to saveMicrocotylidae is a family of polyopisthocotylean monogeneans. All the species in this family are parasitic on fish.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassMonogenea
- OrderMazocraeidea
- FamilyMicrocotylidae
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Microcotylidae is a family of polyopisthocotylean monogeneans. All the species in this family are parasitic on fish.
==Subfamilies== According to the World Register of Marine Species, the family includes 7 subfamilies: Anchoromicrocotylinae Bravo-Hollis, 1981 Atriasterinae Maillard & Noisy, 1979 including Sparicotyle chrysophrii Metamicrocotylinae Yamaguti, 1963 Microcotylinae Taschenberg, 1879 including Microcotyle with many species. Prosomicrocotylinae Yamaguti, 1963 Prostatomicrocotylinae Yamaguti, 1968 Syncoelicotylinae Mamaev & Zubchenko, 1978
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