Mazocraeidea
Mazocraeidea is an order of flatworms in the subclass Polyopisthocotylea within the class Monogenea.
The species of this order have various structures in the clamps of their posterior attachment organ, including additional sclerites in the Gastrocotylidae and related families. However, these additional sclerites, and even the clamps themselves, are lacking in certain members of the family Protomicrocotylidae.
9 branches of this order, most-observed first
Diplozoidae
familyDiplozoidae
Discocotylidae
familyDiscocotylidae
Diclidophoridae
familyDiclidophoridae
Mazocraeidae
familyMazocraeidae
Hexostomatidae
familyHexostomatidae
Heteraxinidae
familyHeteraxinidae
Axinidae
familyAxinidae
Microcotylidae
familyMicrocotylidae
Protomicrocotylidae
familyProtomicrocotylidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 551587.