Microcotyle branchiostegi
Species of worms
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Microcotyle branchiostegi is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae. [2]
| Microcotyle branchiostegi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Mazocraeidea |
| Family: | Microcotylidae |
| Genus: | Microcotyle |
| Species: | M. branchiostegi |
| Binomial name | |
| Microcotyle branchiostegi Yamaguti, 1937 | |
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Taxonomy
Microcotyle branchiostegi was first described by Yamaguti in 1937 from the gills of the horsehead tilefish Branchiostegus japonicus off Japan. [2] Unnithan (1971) placed this species in the new genus and subgenus Caenomicrocotyle as Caenomicrocotyle (Caenomicrocotyle) branchiostegi.[1] However, this genus and this subgenus were returned into the genus Microcotyle by Mamaev. [3]
Hosts and localities
The type-host is the horsehead tilefish Branchiostegus japonicus (Malacanthidae). The type-locality is off Japan. [2]
