Microcotyle algeriensis

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

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1. 19 relations: Algeria, Clamp (zoology), Esophagus, Fish, Fish diseases and parasites, Gastrointestinal tract, Gill, Haptor, Microcotyle, Microcotylidae, Monogenea, Ovary, Scorpaenidae, Small red scorpionfish, Species, Spine (zoology), Sucker (zoology), Testicle, Vagina.

2. Animals described in 2017

Algeria

Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.

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Clamp (zoology)

Clamps are the main attachment structure of the Polyopisthocotylean monogeneans.

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Esophagus

The esophagus (American English) or oesophagus (British English, see spelling differences; both;: (o)esophagi or (o)esophaguses), colloquially known also as the food pipe, food tube, or gullet, is an organ in vertebrates through which food passes, aided by peristaltic contractions, from the pharynx to the stomach.

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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 algeriensis and fish diseases and parasites are parasites of fish.

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Gastrointestinal tract

The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and other animals, including the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.

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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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Microcotyle

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

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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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Scorpaenidae

The Scorpaenidae (also known as scorpionfish) are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species.

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Small red scorpionfish

Small red scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata) is a venomous Scorpionfish, common in marine subtropical waters.

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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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Spine (zoology)

In a zoological context, spines are hard, needle-like anatomical structures found in both vertebrate and invertebrate species.

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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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See also

Animals described in 2017

• Aaptos lobata
• Allobenedenia dischizosepta
• Axoniderma hubbsi
• Axoniderma kensmithi
• Axoniderma mexicana
• Bathochordaeus mcnutti
• Capinatator
• Choeradoplana abaiba
• Choeradoplana agua
• Choeradoplana pucupucu
• Cichlidogyrus evikae
• Cichlidogyrus jeanloujustinei
• Ferdina mena
• Leocratides kimuraorum
• Microcotyle algeriensis
• Multisepta
• Ooperipatellus nickmayeri
• Othelosoma duplamaculosum
• Phoronis embryolabi
• Sensiphorura tiunovi
• Suberites dandelenae

References

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

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