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Microcotyle ditrematis
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Microcotyle ditrematis is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae.
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Hosts and localities
The host-type is Ditrema temminckii temminckii (Embiotocidae) and the type locality is off Japan.[1] The species has been recorded since from other hosts: Beryx splendens (Berycidae),[2] Neoditrema ransonnetii (Embiotocidae) [3] and Ditrema viride (Embiotocidae)[4] off Kanagawa, Japan.[3][4]
Ditrema temminckii temminckii is the type host of Microcotyle ditrematis
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