Plectanocotylidae

Plectanocotylidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Mazocraeidea
Family: Plectanocotylidae
Monticelli, 1903

Plectanocotylidae is a family of polyopisthocotylean monogeneans.[1][2] All the species in this family are parasitic on the gills of marine fish.

  1. ^ Monticelli, F. C. (1903). "Per una nuova classificazione degli "Heterocotylea"". Monitore Zoologico Italiano. 14: 334–336.
  2. ^ WoRMS (2018). Plectanocotylidae Monticelli, 1903. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119249 on 2018-12-29