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Hexabothriidae

Family of flatworms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Hexabothriidae is a family of monogenean parasites. The family name was proposed by Emmett W. Price in 1942.[1] The family includes 14-16 genera according to authors [2][3] and about 60 species; all are parasitic on the gills of chondrichthyan fishes (rays, sharks and chimaeras).[3][4]

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Studies on phylogeny of monogeneans based on morphology,[5] molecules [6] or spermatozoa [7] suggest that the Hexabothriidae are a basal group within the Polyopisthocotylea.

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Genera

According to the World Register of Marine Species [8]
  • Branchotenthes Bullard & Dippenaar, 2003 [9]
  • Callorhynchocotyle Suriano & Incorvaia, 1982 [10]
  • Dasyoncocotyle Hargis, 1955 [11]
  • Epicotyle Euzet & Maillard, 1974 [4]
  • Erpocotyle Van Beneden & Hesse, 1863 [12][13][14]
  • Heteronchocotyle Brooks, 1934 [15]
  • Hexabothrium von Nordmann, 1840 [16]
  • Mobulicola Patella & Bullard, 2013 [2]
  • Neonchocotyle Ktari & Maillard, 1972 [17]
  • Paraheteronchocotyle Mayes, Brooks & Thorson, 1981 [18] (omitted in WoRMS [8] but considered valid [3])
  • Pristonchocotyle Watson & Thorsen, 1976 [19]
  • Protocotyle Euzet & Maillard, 1974 [4] (example: Protocotyle euzetmaillardi)
  • Pseudohexabothrium Brinkmann, 1952 [20]
  • Rajonchocotyle Cerfontaine, 1899 [21]
  • Rhinobatonchocotyle Doran, 1953 [22]
  • Squalonchocotyle Cerfontaine, 1899 [21][23]
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