Monogenea

E145732

Monogenea is a class of parasitic flatworms, primarily ectoparasites on fish, characterized by a direct life cycle and specialized attachment organs.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Monogenea canonical 2
Monopisthocotylea 1
Polyopisthocotylea 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf class ⓘ
parasitic flatworm ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodyCavity acoelomate ⓘ
bodySymmetry bilateral symmetry ⓘ
characterizedBy specialized attachment organs ⓘ
containsOrder Monopisthocotylea ⓘ
linked to: Monogenea

Polyopisthocotylea ⓘ
linked to: Monogenea
digestiveSystem incomplete digestive tract ⓘ
distribution worldwide ⓘ
eggType oviparous ⓘ
feedingType epidermal tissue feeding ⓘ
hematophagous ⓘ
firstDescribedBy Carl Moritz Diesing ⓘ
firstDescriptionYear 1850 ⓘ
hasAttachmentOrgan opisthaptor ⓘ
prohaptor ⓘ
hasExcretorySystem protonephridial system ⓘ
hasIntermediateHost no ⓘ
hasLarvalStage oncomiracidium ⓘ
hasNervousSystem ladder-like nervous system ⓘ
hostSpecificity often highly host-specific ⓘ
often site-specific on host body ⓘ
impactOnHost gill damage ⓘ
mortality in aquaculture ⓘ
reduced growth in fish ⓘ
skin lesions ⓘ
isA flatworm ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalHabitat free-swimming ⓘ
lifeCycleType direct life cycle ⓘ
parasiticOn amphibians ⓘ
aquatic reptiles ⓘ
fish ⓘ
phylum Platyhelminthes ⓘ
relevance important parasites in aquaculture ⓘ
reproductionMode hermaphroditic ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ
researchField parasitology ⓘ
studiedFor fish disease management ⓘ
host–parasite coevolution ⓘ
subphylum Neodermata ⓘ
taxonRank class ⓘ
transmissionMode direct host-to-host transmission ⓘ
typicalHabitat fins of fish ⓘ
gills of fish ⓘ
skin of fish ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Platyhelminthes → includesClass → Monogenea ⓘ
Monogenea → containsOrder → Monopisthocotylea ⓘ
linked to: Monogenea
Monogenea → containsOrder → Polyopisthocotylea ⓘ
linked to: Monogenea
Neodermata → includesTaxon → Monogenea ⓘ