Microcotyle cepolae
Species of worms
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Microcotyle cepolae is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae.[2]
| Microcotyle cepolae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Mazocraeidea |
| Family: | Microcotylidae |
| Genus: | Microcotyle |
| Species: | M. cepolae |
| Binomial name | |
| Microcotyle cepolae Yamaguti, 1938 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paramicrocotyle cepolae (Yamaguti, 1938) Caballero & Bravo-Hollis, 1972 [1] | |
Systematics
Microcotyle cepolae was first described by Yamaguti in 1938.[2] In 1972, Caballero y Caballero and Bravo-Hollis erected the genus Paramicrocotyle to describe Paramicrocotyle tampicensis and Paramicrocotyle atriobursata off Mexico, and placed within this genus sixteen species previously assigned to the genus Microcotyle[3] including M. cepolae.[1] However, this species was returned to the genus Microcotyle by Mamaev in 1986.[4]
Hosts and localities
The host-type is the bandfish Cepola schlegelii (Cepolidae). The type-locality is off Japan.[2] Microcotyle cepolae was reported again from the type-host and locality.[5]
