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Potamotrygonocotyle uruguayensis

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Potamotrygonocotyle uruguayensis
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P. uruguayensis
Binomial name
Potamotrygonocotyle uruguayensis
Domingues & Marques, 2007

Potamotrygonocotyle uruguayensis is a species of monogenean flatworms, first described in 2007. It is a parasite, living in the gills of Short-tailed river stingrays (Potamotrygon brachyura).

The Latin name uruguayensis refers to the Uruguay River, in which it is found.

References

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  • Domingues, Marcus V. & Fernando P. L. Maques (2007). "Revision of Potamotrygonocotyle Mayes, Brooks & Thorson, 1981 (Platyhelminthes: Monogenoidea: Monocotylidae), with descriptions of four new species from the gills of freshwater stingrays Potamotrygon spp. (Rajiformes: Potamotrygonidae) from the La Plata river basin". Systematic Parasitology. 67 (3): 157–174. doi:10.1007/s11230-006-9086-y. PMID 17464482.