Furcohaptor
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Furcohaptor Bijukumar & Kearn, 1996 |
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Furcohaptor is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, belonging to the family Diplectanidae.[1][2] All known species are parasitic on the gills of tonguefish (family Cynoglossidae).
Members of the genus Furcohaptor have a haptor with atypical structure (two long haptoral arms, one pair of typical anchors, one pair of rod-shaped hooks, five pairs of typical-shaped marginal hooks, and one pair of marginal hooks which are reduced in size)[1] and the genus was originally placed in the family Ancyrocephalidae,[1] but a study based on morphology and molecules demonstrated in 2017 that it was a member of the Diplectanidae.[3]
Etymology[edit]
The generic name, Furcohaptor, is in reference to the specimens' bifurcate haptors.
Species[edit]
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the valid species included in the genus are:[2]
- Furcohaptor brevis Nitta & Nagasawa, 2017 [3]
- Furcohaptor cynoglossi Bijukumar & Kearn, 1996 [1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Bijukumar, A.; Kearn, G. C. (1996). "Furcohaptor cynoglossi n. g., n. sp., an ancyrocephaline monogenean gill parasite with a bifurcate haptor and a note on its adhesive attitude". Systematic Parasitology. 34 (1): 71–76. doi:10.1007/BF01531213. ISSN 0165-5752. S2CID 28717414.
- ^ a b WoRMS (2018). Furcohaptor Bijukumar & Kearn, 1996. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717363 on 2018-09-16
- ^ a b Nitta, Masato; Nagasawa, Kazuya (2017). "A new species of Furcohaptor Bijukumar & Kearn, 1996 (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) parasitic on Cynoglossus robustus Günther (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan, with comments on its systematic position and an amended generic diagnosis of Furcohaptor". Systematic Parasitology. 94 (8): 907–913. doi:10.1007/s11230-017-9747-z. ISSN 0165-5752. PMID 28828706. S2CID 2610160.