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Microcotylidae
Family of worms
Microcotylidae is a family of polyopisthocotylean monogeneans. All the species in this family are parasitic on fish.
01Subfamilies
According to the World Register of Marine Species, as of December 2018 the family includes 7 subfamilies:
- Anchoromicrocotylinae Bravo-Hollis, 1981
- Atriasterinae Maillard & Noisy, 1979 including Sparicotyle chrysophrii
- Metamicrocotylinae Yamaguti, 1963
- Microcotylinae Taschenberg, 1879 including Microcotyle with many species.
- Prosomicrocotylinae Yamaguti, 1963
- Prostatomicrocotylinae Yamaguti, 1968
- Syncoelicotylinae Mamaev & Zubchenko, 1978
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Microcotyle pomacanthi (Microcotylidae) in MacCallum 1915 Notes on the genus Microcotyle.png by G. A. MacCallum, Public domain
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