Anchoromicrocotylinae
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| Anchoromicrocotyle guaymensis (Type-species of Anchoromicrocotyle ) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Mazocraeidea |
| Family: | Microcotylidae |
| Subfamily: | Anchoromicrocotylinae Bravo-Hollis, 1981 |
Anchoromicrocotylinae is a subfamily of flatworms within the family Microcotylidae and class Monogenea. This subfamily was created by Bravo-Hollis in 1981, to accommodate Monogeneans recovered from the gills of Atractoscion nobilis (Sciaenidae) (synonym of Cynoscion nobilis ) caught off California. In the same work, Bravo-Hollis in 1981 created the new genus Anchoromicrocotyle and amended the diagnosis of the family Microcotylidae.[1] Members of Anchoromicrocotylinae differ from other Microcotylidae by the presence of a larval organ and larval hooks and the structure of the genital complex.[1]
Morphology
[edit]Members of Anchoromicrocotylinae are characterized by a symmetric haptor, with a sharp end that bears three pairs of larval hooks. The digestive system includes two oral suckers with papillary borders, a pharynx and an esophagus. The male genital system includes numerous testes located behind the ovary (post-ovarian testes), a vas deferens and a complex male copulatory organ, composed of: a male atrium, a penis, and a prostate vesicle. The female genital system include a complex ovary, a genito-intestinal canal, an ootype, a uterus, and a single dorsal unarmed vagina.[1]
Species
[edit]According to the World Register of Marine Species,[2] there are two genera in this subfamily:
- Anchoromicrocotyle Bravo-Hollis, 1981 [1]
- Cynoscionicola Price, 1962 [3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Bravo-Hollis, M. (1981). Helmintos de peces del Pacífico mexicano XXXVI. Sobre un género y subfamilia nuevos de la familia Microcotylidae Taschenberg, 1879. Emend. Anales del Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Vol. 8, pp. 305-314).
- ^ WoRMS (2019). Anchoromicrocotylinae Bravo-Hollis, 1981. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1307060 on 2019-11-24
- ^ Price, E. W. (1962). North American monogenetic trematodes. XI. The family Heteraxinidae. Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 48, 402-418.