Erpocotyle microstoma [Erpocotyle microstoma]
Description
Erpocotyle microstoma is another species of monogenean in the family Hexabothriidae. This species is known to parasitize the gills of the blue shark, Prionace glauca. The species has a small mouth and a haptor with two pairs of large clamps. It is typically found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Monogenea
Monogenea
|
| Order |
Polyopisthocotylea
Polyopisthocotylea
|
| Family |
Hexabothriidae
Hexabothriidae
|
| Genus |
Erpocotyle
Erpocotyle
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