Subfamily Encotyllabinae Monticelli, 1892
Introduction
Species in this subfamily are among the most distinctive capsalids because adults are characterised by a bell-shaped, septate haptor at the end of a muscular peduncle, 2 juxtaposed testes, anterior attachment organs in the form of paired structures with convoluted edges and muscular suckers and the edges of the body are curled ventrally to form a tube (Whittington, 2004). There ae 2 genera: Alloencotyllabe Khalil & Abdul-Salam, 1988; Encotyllabe Diesing, 1850. Only 4 species of Encotyllabe are reported from Australia and they typically parasitise the pharyngeal toothpads of carnivorous fishes such as carangids, lethrinids and sparids.
Diagnosis References
Monticelli, F.S. 1892. Di alcuni organi di tatto nei tristomidi. Contributo allo studio dei trematodi monogenetici. Parte I. Bollettino della Società di Naturalisti di Napoli 1 5(2): 99-134
Whittington, I.D. 2004. The Capsalidae (Monogenea: Monopisthocotylea): a review of diversity, classification and phylogeny with a note about species complexes. Folia Parasitologica. Prague 51: 109-122
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |