Microcotyle erythrini
Species of worms
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Microcotyle erythrini is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae. This species was described by Van Beneden & Hesse in 1863[1] and redescribed by Parona & Perugia in 1890.[2]
| Microcotyle erythrini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Mazocraeidea |
| Family: | Microcotylidae |
| Genus: | Microcotyle |
| Species: | M. erythrini |
| Binomial name | |
| Microcotyle erythrini Van Beneden & Hesse, 1863 | |
Hosts and localities
The type-host is Pagellus erythrinus. The type-locality is off Brest.[1] The species has been since recorded from three other hosts (Pagellus acarne,[3][2] Boops boops[4][5][6][7] and Dentex dentex[8] in several localities in the Mediterranean (Montenegro,[9] France,[4][10][11] Italy,[12][2][13] Algeria,[6][14][15] Spain,[16][5][7][17][18][8] Turkey[3]) and in the Atlantic, off France[1] and off Spain[17][18][16]).
