Dactylogyrus vastator

Dactylogyrus vastator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Dactylogyridae
Genus: Dactylogyrus
Species:
D. vastator
Binomial name
Dactylogyrus vastator
Nybelin, 1924

Dactylogyrus vastator is a species of monoic flatworms of class Monogenea. It is an ectoparasite of fish which infests the gills. It is problematic on fish farms. It is otherwise non-hazardous to humans.