Monogenea

Klaus Rohde

Monogenea

Klaus Rohde

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A large group of flatworms (Platyhelminthes) that are usually ectoparasitic (living on the exterior of the host). The Monogenea comprise a few thousand described species and probably many thousands of not yet described species. The vast majority of species is found on the gills, skin, and fins of fishes (elasmobranchs and teleosts), whereas some are found hi the mouth cavity and urinary bladder of turtles and frogs. A few species have secondarily become endoparasitic (living inside the host) in fishes, and a few infect marine cephalopods. They range in length from about 0.1 mm (0.004 in.) to several centimeters.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
Editors	McGraw-Hill Editors
Place of Publication	New York, United States of America
Publisher	McGraw-Hill
Pages	411-413
Volume	11. Mete-Nit
Edition	11
ISBN (Print)	9780071792738, 0071792732
Publication status	Published - 2012

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SDG 14 Life Below Water

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Invertebrate Biology

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