Acanthocotylidae

Phylum:Platyhelminthes

Class:Monogenea

Order:Gyrodactylidea

Family:Acanthocotylidae
Monticelli, 1903^[1]

Acanthocotylidae
Holotype of Acanthocotyle pacifica (Smithsonian USNM 1321941)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Monogenea
Order:	Gyrodactylidea
Family:	Acanthocotylidae Monticelli, 1903[1]
Genera
Acanthocotyle Lophocotyle Myxinidocotyle Pseudacanthocotyla
Synonyms
Acanthocotylinae Monticelli, 1903 Allacanthocotylinae Yamaguti, 1963 Lophocotylinae Yamaguti, 1963 Pseudacanthocotylinae Yamaguti, 1963

Acanthocotylidae is a family of parasitic flatworms in the class monogenea, a group of mostly external fish parasites.