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).
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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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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.