Erpocotyle falcata [Erpocotyle falcata]
Description
Erpocotyle falcata is a species of monogenean in the family Hexabothriidae. The species is known to parasitize the gills of the common thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus. Distinguished by its sickle-shaped haptor, the species is found in the Pacific Ocean, particularly near California.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Monogenea
Monogenea
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| Order |
Polyopisthocotylea
Polyopisthocotylea
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| Family |
Hexabothriidae
Hexabothriidae
|
| Genus |
Erpocotyle
Erpocotyle
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