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Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass
Polyopisthocotylea
Polyopisthocotylea is a subclass of parasitic flatworms in the class Monogenea.
WoRMS (2019). Polyopisthocotylea. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119220 on 2019-02-08Yamaguti, S. (1963). Systema Helminthum Volum ...
within class
Monogenea
Monogeneans are a group of ectoparasitic flatworms commonly found on the skin, gills, or fins of fish. They have a direct lifecycle and do not require an intermediate host. Adults are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both male and female reprod ...
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The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the
Gastrocotylidae and related families. However, these additional sclerites, and even the clamps themselves, are lacking in certain members of the family
Protomicrocotylidae
Protomicrocotylidae is a family of monogenean parasites in the order Mazocraeidea.
The type-genus of the family is ''Protomicrocotyle''. The genus was created in 1922 by Thomas Harvey Johnston and Oscar Werner Tiegs for a worm previously des ...
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Families
;According to PESI
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Anthocotylidae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
Bychowsky, 1957
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Axinidae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
Monticelli, 1903
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Chauhaneidae Euzet & Trilles, 1960
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Diclidophoridae Fuhrmann, 1928
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Diplozoidae
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Discocotylidae Price, 1936
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Gotocotylidae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
Yamaguti, 1963
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Heteraxinidae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
Unnithan, 1957
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Hexostomatidae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
Price, 1936
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Mazocraeidae
Mazocraeidae is a flatworm family in the order Mazocraeidea
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment orga ...
Price, 1936
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Microcotylidae
Microcotylidae is a family of polyopisthocotylean monogeneans.WoRMS (2018). Microcotylidae Taschenberg, 1879. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119247 on 2018-12-03 All the species in this family are parasitic on ...
Taschenberg, 1879
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Octolabeidae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
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Plectanocotylidae
Plectanocotylidae is a family of polyopisthocotylean monogeneans.Monticelli, F.C. (1903) Per una nuova classificazione degli “Heterocotylea”. Monitore Zoologico Italiano, 14, 334–336.WoRMS (2018). Plectanocotylidae Monticelli, 1903. Accesse ...
Monticelli, 1903
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Protomicrocotylidae
Protomicrocotylidae is a family of monogenean parasites in the order Mazocraeidea.
The type-genus of the family is ''Protomicrocotyle''. The genus was created in 1922 by Thomas Harvey Johnston and Oscar Werner Tiegs for a worm previously des ...
Johnston & Tiegs, 1922
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Pyragraphoridae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
Yamaguti, 1963
;According to the
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...
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Allodiscocotylidae
Mazocraeidae is a flatworm family in the order Mazocraeidea
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment orga ...
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Allopyragraphoridae
Mazocraeidae is a flatworm family in the order Mazocraeidea
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment orga ...
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Anchorophoridae
Mazocraeidae is a flatworm family in the order Mazocraeidea
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment orga ...
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Anthocotylidae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
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Axinidae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
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Bychowskicotylidae
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Chauhaneidae
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Diclidophoridae
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Diplozoidae
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Discocotylidae
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Gastrocotylidae
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Gotocotylidae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
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Heteraxinidae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
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Heteromicrocotylidae
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Hexostomatidae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
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Macrovalvitrematidae
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Mazocraeidae
Mazocraeidae is a flatworm family in the order Mazocraeidea
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment orga ...
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Megamicrocotylidae
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Microcotylidae
Microcotylidae is a family of polyopisthocotylean monogeneans.WoRMS (2018). Microcotylidae Taschenberg, 1879. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119247 on 2018-12-03 All the species in this family are parasitic on ...
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Monaxinoididae
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Neothoracocotylidae
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Octolabeidae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
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Paramonaxinidae
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Plectanocotylidae
Plectanocotylidae is a family of polyopisthocotylean monogeneans.Monticelli, F.C. (1903) Per una nuova classificazione degli “Heterocotylea”. Monitore Zoologico Italiano, 14, 334–336.WoRMS (2018). Plectanocotylidae Monticelli, 1903. Accesse ...
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Protomicrocotylidae
Protomicrocotylidae is a family of monogenean parasites in the order Mazocraeidea.
The type-genus of the family is ''Protomicrocotyle''. The genus was created in 1922 by Thomas Harvey Johnston and Oscar Werner Tiegs for a worm previously des ...
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Pseudodiclidophoridae
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Pterinotrematidae
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Pyragraphoridae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
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Bicotylophoridae accepted as
Discocotylidae
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Cemocotylidae accepted as
Heteraxinidae
Mazocraeidea is an order in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and r ...
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Thoracocotylidae accepted as
Neothoracocotylidae
References
Platyhelminthes orders
Polyopisthocotylea
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