No vagina, one vagina, or multiple vaginae? An integrative study of Pseudaxine trachuri (Monogenea, Gastrocotylidae) leads to a better understanding of the systematics of Pseudaxine and related genera

The presence/absence and number of vaginae is a major characteristic for the systematics of the Monogenea. Three gastrocotylid genera share similar morphology and anatomy but are distinguished by this character: Pseudaxine Parona & Perugia, 1890 has no vagina, Allogastrocotyle Nasir & Fuente...

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Main Authors: Bouguerche Chahinez, Tazerouti Fadila, Gey Delphine, Justine Jean-Lou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2020-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2020/01/parasite200077/parasite200077.html