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Subclass Monogenea



2008/08/31 08:18:49.888 GMT-4

By Phil Myers

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Subclass: Monogenea
Members of this Subclass

Monogenetic flukes are small flukes without a well-developed sucker. At their posterior end, they have a bulbous structure covered with hooks called an opisthaptor. Most monogeneans are ectoparasites on fish or other aquatic animals, although a few live in the urinary bladders of turtles and frogs. Their life cycle involves a single host. Eggs hatch into ciliated larvae, which may attach directly to a host or swim freely for a time before attaching. Adults lack cilia.

Source:

Hickman, C.P. and L. S. Roberts. 1994. Animal Diversity. Wm. C. Brown, Dubuque, IA.

Brusca, R. C., and G. J. Brusca. Invertebrates. 1990. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.

Contributors

Phil Myers (author), Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.

2008/08/31 08:18:50.141 GMT-4

To cite this page: Myers, P. 2001. "Monogenea" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed September 05, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Monogenea.html.

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