Cynoscionicola
Systematics and morphology ''Cynoscionicola'' is a genus which belongs to the family Microcotylidae and class Monogenea.Price, E. W. (1962). North American monogenetic trematodes. XI. The family Heteraxinidae. Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 48, 402-418. Species of ''Cynoscionicola'' are ectoparasites that affect their host by attaching themselves as larvae on the gills of the fish and grow into adult stage. This larval stage is called oncomiracidium, and is characterized as free swimming and ciliated The cilium, plural cilia (), is a membrane-bound organelle found on most types of eukaryotic cell, and certain microorganisms known as ciliates. Cilia are absent in bacteria and archaea. The cilium has the shape of a slender threadlike projec .... This genus was proposed by Price in 1962, to accommodate ''Cynoscionicola heteracantha'' and ''Cynoscionicola pseudoheteracantha'' (previously included in the genus '' Microcotyle''). Members of ''Cynoscionicola '' are characterised b ...
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