Chapter 14: Class Monogenea Flashcards
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Posterior hooks can develop into the posterior attachment organ of the adult….called a?
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-opisthaptor
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They are what kind of parasites?
Have a what kind of life cycle?
Has a posterior attachment with?
Oncomiracidium?
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external. ..especially of fish (gills) …also in bladders of frogs and turtles.
- direct life cycle…single host
- with hooks
- attaches to host by posterior hooks
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Opisthaptors?types? withstands?
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(hooks, suckers , clamps)
withstand the force of water flow…