Paramicrocotyle ivoriensis [Paramicrocotyle ivoriensis]
Description
Paramicrocotyle ivoriensis is a parasitic flatworm found in the gills of the leerfish in the Atlantic Ocean off the Ivory Coast. It is characterized by its haptor, which is a posterior attachment organ, and its unique copulatory organ, the genital atrium.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Monogenea
Monogenea
|
| Order |
Mazocraeidea
Mazocraeidea
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| Family |
Microcotylidae
Microcotylidae
|
| Genus |
Paramicrocotyle
Paramicrocotyle
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