Syncoelicotylinae is a

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

within

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Microcotylidae Microcotylidae is a family of polyopisthocotylean monogeneans.WoRMS (2018). Microcotylidae Taschenberg, 1879. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119247 on 2018-12-03 All the species in this family are parasitic on ...

and

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Monogenea Monogeneans, members of the class Monogenea, are a group of ectoparasitic flatworms commonly found on the skin, gills, or fins of fish. They have a direct lifecycle and do not require an intermediate host. Adults are hermaphrodites, meaning they ...

. Mamaev, Y. L., & Zubchenko, A. (1978). 2 New Genera of Higher Monogeneans from North-Atlantic. Zoologichesky Zhurnal, 57(8), 1131-1139. Members of Syncoelicotylinae are characterised by a symmetrical

haptor The haptor is the attachment organ of the monogeneans, a group of parasitic Platyhelminthes. The haptor is sometimes called opisthaptor (from ''opistho-'': behind) to emphasize that it is located in the posterior part of the body, and to diffe ...

with two separate lobes.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, WoRMS (2019). ''Syncoelicotylinae'' Mamaev & Zubchenko, 1978. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991760 on 2019-11-27 there are three genera in this

References

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