Microcotyle moyanoi
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| Microcotyle moyanoi | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Mazocraeidea |
| Family: | Microcotylidae |
| Genus: | Microcotyle |
| Species: | M. moyanoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Microcotyle moyanoi | |
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Microcotyle moyanoi is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae.[1]
Microcotyle moyanoi was first described and illustrated based on specimens from the gills off the Chilean sandperch Pinguipes chilensis (Pinguipedidae ) off Chile.[1] In the original description, this species was placed in Paramicrocotyle,[1] a genus erected for P. atriobursata and P. tampicensis [3] and distinguished from Microcotyle by the following features: structure of the haptor, structure and shape of the genital atrium and the presence of two vitellovaginal pouches. 16 species previously belonging to the genus Microcotyle were placed in this newly erected genus .[3][2] Later, Mamaev (1986) synonymised Paramicrocotyle with Microcotyle,[4] and Paramicrocotyle was considered taxon inquirendum.[5] Mamaev (1986) did not change the generic status of P. danielcarrioni, described simultaneously to his study.[2]
Based on morphological similarities between the genus: Microcotyle and Paramicrocotyle, Bouguerche et al., followed Mamaev (1986) and considered Paramicrocotyle a junior synonym of Microcotyle as their molecular analyses included a member of Paramicrocotyle placed amongst other species of Microcotyle without having a distinct branch. Paramicrocotyle moyanoi was transferred to the genus Microcotyle.[2]
