Mazocraes alosae [Mazocraes alosae]
Description
Mazocraes alosae is a marine species belonging to the family Mazocraeidae. This species is a parasitic fluke found in the gills of the Atlantic menhaden. The body is elongate and slightly flattened, and the oral sucker is small and subterminal. It has a wide geographical distribution along the Atlantic coast of North America.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Monogenea
Monogenea
|
| Order |
Mazocraeidea
Mazocraeidea
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| Family |
Gill Flukes
Mazocraeidae
|
| Genus |
Mazocraes
Mazocraes
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