Laticola dae
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| Laticola dae | |
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| Laticola dae, body (left) and sclerotised parts of the genital organs (right) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Laticola |
| Species: | L. dae |
| Binomial name | |
| Laticola dae Journo & Justine, 2006 | |
Laticola dae is a species of diplectanid monogenean. It is parasitic on the gills of the Highfin grouper, Epinephelus maculatus. It was described in 2006.[1] The species is a member of the genus Laticola Yang, Kritsky, Sun, Zhang, Shi & Agrawal, 2006.[2] More than 400 specimens of this parasite were studied for the description of the species,[1] which was the most abundant monogenean species, representing about 50% of the specimens found on this fish.[3]
