Polyopisthocotylea
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Polyopisthocotylea is a subclass of parasitic flatworms in the class Monogenea.
There are only two subclasses in the class Monogenea:
- Monopisthocotylea
- Polyopisthocotylea.
Classification
The subclass Polyopisthocotylea contains the following orders:[1]
- Order Chimaericolidea
- Order Diclybothriidea
- Order Mazocraeidea
- Order Polystomatidea
Example of species
- Protocotyle euzetmaillardi, a parasite of the bigeyed sixgill shark Hexanchus nakamurai
- Diplozoon paradoxum, famous for its perfect monogamy, with the two individuals of the pair fused together
- Lethacotyle vera, a parasite of the brassy trevally (Caranx papuensis), "the monogenean which lost its clamps"
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| External identifiers for Polyopisthocotylea | |
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| WoRMS | 119219 |
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