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Acanthocotylidae

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Family of flatworms

Acanthocotylidae
Holotype of Acanthocotyle pacifica (Smithsonian USNM 1321941)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Gyrodactylidea
Family: Acanthocotylidae
Monticelli, 1903
Genera
Synonyms
  • Acanthocotylinae Monticelli, 1903
  • Allacanthocotylinae Yamaguti, 1963
  • Lophocotylinae Yamaguti, 1963
  • Pseudacanthocotylinae Yamaguti, 1963

Acanthocotylidae is a family of monogenean fish skin parasites.

References

  1. Monticelli, F. S. (1903). Per una nuova classificazione degli “Heterocotylea”. Monitore Zoologico Italiano, 14, 334-336.
Taxon identifiers
Acanthocotylidae


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