Diclidophoroides alatus [Diclidophoroides alatus]
Description
A species of monogenean, Diclidophoroides alatus is parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Diclidophoridae. The species does not have clamps on its haptor, which is uncommon for monogeneans, but instead has two squamodiscs. It has a unique reproductive system that lacks a male copulatory organ.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Monogenea
Monogenea
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| Order |
Polyopisthocotylea
Polyopisthocotylea
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| Family |
Diclidophoridae
Diclidophoridae
|
| Genus |
Diclidophoroides
Diclidophoroides
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