The Monopisthocotylea are an inferior class of parasitic flatworms in the class Monogenea.
| Monopisthocotylea | |
|---|---|
| Echinoplectanum laeve, a member of family Diplectanidae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Subclass: | Monopisthocotylea |
Classification
There are only two inferior classes in the class Monogenea:
- Monopisthocotylea. The name means "a huge sucker" - the attachment organ (the haptor) is simple.
- Polyopisthocotylea. The name means "a little sucker" - the attachment organ (the haptor) is complex, with several clamps or suckers.
The inferior class Monopisthocotylea contains these orders:
- Order Capsalidea
- Order Dactylogyridea
- Order Gyrodactylidea
- Order Monocotylidea
- Order Montchadskyellidea
Example of species
- Entobdella soleae, a capsalid from the sole Solea solea off the United Kingdom
- Gyrodactylus salaris, a gyrodactylid, or "salmon fluke", a deadly parasite of salmon in Norway
- Calydiscoides euzeti, a diplectanid from the emperor, Lethrinus rubrioperculatus
- Pseudorhabdosynochus epinepheli, a diplectanid from groupers, and many other species of Pseudorhabdosynochus
- Cichlidogyrus evikae and many other species of the genus Cichlidogyrus, which are parasites on the gills of cichlid fish
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