Gyrodactylus elegans
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| Gyrodactylus elegans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Gyrodactylidea |
| Family: | Gyrodactylidae |
| Genus: | Gyrodactylus |
| Species: | G. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Gyrodactylus elegans von Nordmann, 1832[1] | |
Gyrodactylus elegans is a species of monogenean parasitic flatworms in the family Gyrodactylidae.
It is reported parasiting the golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) in the wild[2] as well as the goldfish (Carassius auratus) in aquaria.[3]
