Monopisthocotylea

The Monopisthocotylea are an inferior class of parasitic flatworms in the class Monogenea.

==Classification== There are only two inferior classes in the class Monogenea: Monopisthocotylea. The name means "a huge sucker" - the attachment organ (the haptor) is simple. Polyopisthocotylea. The name means "a little sucker" - the attachment organ (the haptor) is complex, with several clamps or suckers.