Hargicotyle Trachuri [Hargicotyle trachuri]
Description
Hargicotyle trachuri is a parasitic flatworm that infests the gills of the horse mackerel. Like other species in its genus, it has a haptor at the posterior end of its body which it uses to attach to the host, and a large oral sucker at the anterior end for feeding. It is distinguishable from other species in the genus by the shape and size of its reproductive organs.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Monogenea
Monogenea
|
| Order |
Mazocraeidea
Mazocraeidea
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| Family |
Microcotylidae
Microcotylidae
|
| Genus |
Hargicotyle
Hargicotyle
|