Plectanocotyle Goby Skin Fluke [Plectanocotyle gobiensis]
Description
Plectanocotyle gobiensis is a species of monogenean, parasitic flatworms mainly found on the skin of the sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus). As a species, it is quite small and transparent. It exhibits an elongated body with two holdfasts, the anterior one being a large muscular organ and the posterior one being a haptor with two pairs of clamps.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
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|---|---|
| Class |
Monogenea
Monogenea
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| Order |
Polyopisthocotylea
Polyopisthocotylea
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| Family |
Hexabothriidae
Hexabothriidae
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| Genus |
Plectanocotyle
Plectanocotyle
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