Monogenea

Also known as monogenean, monogeneans

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

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations recorded40,199

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Platyhelminthes
Image: Echinoplectanum laeve body.jpg

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taxon rank: class
taxon name: Monogenea
Commons category: Monogenea
topic's main category: Category:Monogenea

Sources (2)

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Article · Italiano

I Monogenei (Monogenea) sono una classe di animali appartenente al phylum dei Platelminti (Platyhelminthes). Questo gruppo è formato da circa 2000 specie di organismi vermiformi, ectoparassiti di vertebrati acquatici (pesci ed anfibi) con dimensioni inferiori ai 3 cm di lunghezza.

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