''Syncoelicotyloides'' is a genus of
monogenean.
[Mamaev, Y. L., & Zubchenko, A. (1978). 2 New Genera of Higher Monogeneans from North-Atlantic. Zoologichesky Zhurnal, 57(8), 1131-1139]
PDF Species of ''Syncoelicotyloides'' are
ectoparasite
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has ...
s 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.
Description
Members of ''Syncoelicotyloides'' are characterised by a broad leaf-shaped body, a muscular copulative organ armed with numerous hook-shaped spines and two dorsolateral vaginae with large slit-like openings.
Species
Currently two species are recognized:
[WoRMS (2019). ''Syncoelicotyloides'' Mamaev & Brashovian, 1989. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717537 on 2019-11-27]
* ''
Syncoelicotyloides macruri''
Mamaev & Brashovian, 1989
* ''
Syncoelicotyloides zaniophori''
Rubec, Blend & Dronen, 1995
References
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Microcotylidae
Monogenea genera