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Microcotyle aigoi

Index Microcotyle aigoi

Microcotyle aigoi is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 17 relations: Clamp (zoology), Fish, Fish diseases and parasites, Gill, Haptor, Japan, Microcotyle, Microcotyle mouwoi, Microcotylidae, Monogenea, Ovary, Siganidae, Siganus fuscescens, Species, Sucker (zoology), Testicle, Vagina.

Clamp (zoology)

Clamps are the main attachment structure of the Polyopisthocotylean monogeneans.

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Fish

A fish (fish or fishes) is an aquatic, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fins and a hard skull, but lacking limbs with digits.

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Fish diseases and parasites

Like humans and other animals, fish suffer from diseases and parasites. Microcotyle aigoi and fish diseases and parasites are parasites of fish.

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Gill

A gill is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide.

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Haptor

The haptor is the attachment organ of the monogeneans, a group of parasitic Platyhelminthes.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Microcotyle

Microcotyle is a genus which belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes and class Monogenea. Microcotyle aigoi and Microcotyle are Microcotylidae.

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Microcotyle mouwoi

Microcotyle mouwoi is a species of monogenea, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. Microcotyle aigoi and Microcotyle mouwoi are Fauna of Japan, Microcotylidae and parasites of fish.

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Microcotylidae

Microcotylidae is a family of polyopisthocotylean monogeneans.

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Monogenea

Monogeneans, members of the class Monogenea, are a group of ectoparasitic flatworms commonly found on the skin, gills, or fins of fish.

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Ovary

The ovary is a gonad in the female reproductive system that produces ova.

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Siganidae

Siganidae, the rabbitfishes, are a small family of ray-finned fishes in the order Perciformes.

See Microcotyle aigoi and Siganidae

Siganus fuscescens

Siganus fuscescens, the mottled spinefoot, black rabbitfish, black spinefoot, dusky rabbitfish, fuscous rabbitfish, happy moments, mi mi, pearl-spotted spinefoot, pin-spotted spinefoot, stinging bream or West Australian rabbitfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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Sucker (zoology)

A sucker in zoology is a specialised attachment organ of an animal.

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Testicle

A testicle or testis (testes) is the male gonad in all bilaterians, including humans.

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Vagina

In mammals and other animals, the vagina (vaginas or vaginae) is the elastic, muscular reproductive organ of the female genital tract.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcotyle_aigoi