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Euzetia occultum

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Euzetia occultum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Monocotylidea
Family: Monocotylidae
Genus: Euzetia
Species:
E. occultum
Binomial name
Euzetia occultum
Chisholm & Whittington 2001

Euzetia occultum is a species of flatworm which parasitizes the gills of the Australian cownose ray and is the type species for its genus.[1] It can be distinguished from Euzetia lamothei based on its overall size and reproductive morphology.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Chisholm, Leslie A.; Whittington, Ian D. (March 2001). "Euzetia occultum n. g., n. sp. (Euzetiinae n. subf.), a monocotylid monogenean from the gills of Rhinoptera neglecta (Rhinopteridae) from Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia". Systematic Parasitology. 48 (3): 179–183. doi:10.1023/a:1006488701833. PMID 11302615.
  2. ^ Pulido-Flores, Griselda; Monks, Scott (2008). "A new species of Euzetia (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) on the gills of Rhinoptera bonasus (Rhinopteridae) from Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, México". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. 79: 83S–88S.