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Monogenea
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Monogeneans, members of the class Monogenea ( ), are a group of ectoparasitic flatworms commonly found on the skin, gills, or fins of fish. They have a direct lifecycle and do not require an intermediate host. Adults are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both male and female reproductive structures.
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Monogenea is a class of organisms within the phylum Platyhelminthes and the kingdom Animalia. The taxon was established by Van Beneden in 1858 and is currently accepted. Commonly referred to as monogenean flukes, these organisms inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.
Records for Monogenea are held by several institutions, including SIO, MSB, and CAS, primarily within the United States. There are 257 associated records and two media items available. Additionally, the taxon has 40,199 occurrences documented.
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Species
monogenean flukes
CLASS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassMonogenea
Diplozoon paradoxum Моногене́и, или моногенети́ческие соса́льщики (лат. Monogenea) — класс паразитических плоских червей (Plathelminthes). На заднем конце тела взрослых червей расположен характерный прикрепительный диск — гаптор. В роли хозяев для представителей большинства видов выступают рыбы, реже — земноводные и рептилии. Жизненный цикл в подавляющем большинстве случаев включает одно поколение, развивающееся без смены хозяев. Заражение, за редкими исключениями, осуществляет свободноплавающая ресничная личинка — онкомирацидий. Известно около 2000 видов. Некоторые моногенеи (например, Gyrodactylus[en] и Dactylogyrus[en]) способны приводить к замору рыб в естественных водоёмах и прудах рыбных хозяйств.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 257
- With media
- 2
- Collections
- SIO, MSB, CAS
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Signs and symptoms
- Characteristics
- Phylogeny
- Systematics and evolution
- Ecology and lifecycle
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Monogeneans, members of the class Monogenea ( ), are a group of ectoparasitic flatworms commonly found on the skin, gills, or fins of fish. They have a direct lifecycle and do not require an intermediate host. Adults are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both male and female reproductive structures.
Some monogeneans are oviparous (egg-laying) and some are viviparous (live-bearing). Oviparous varieties release eggs into the water. Viviparous varieties release larvae, which immediately attach to another host. The genus Gyrodactylus is an example of a viviparous variety, while the genus Dactylogyrus is an example of an oviparous variety.
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