Allogastrocotyle
Allogastrocotyle is a genus within the phylum Platyhelminthes and class Monogenea. The only species in this genus is parasitic upon fish.Systematics
Allogastrocotyle was established to accommodate Allogastrocotyle bivaginalis from the gills of the rough scad Trachurus lathami, and designated as the type species of the genus.
This genus resembles Gastrocotyle and Pseudaxine especially in having a haptor developed on one side of the body.
However, it differs by the following features:
Allogastrocotyle includes one species:
