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