Hake fluke [Diclidophora merlangi]
Description
Diclidophora merlangi is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Diclidophoridae. The species has a specific host preference for the fish Merlangius merlangus, commonly known as the whiting.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Monogenea
Monogenea
|
| Order |
Mazocraeidea
Mazocraeidea
|
| Family |
Microcotylidae
Microcotylidae
|
| Genus |
Diclidophora
Diclidophora
|