Furcohaptor is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, belonging to the family Diplectanidae.WoRMS (2018). Furcohaptor Bijukumar & Kearn, 1996. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717363 on 2018-09-16 All known species are parasitic on the gills of tonguefish (family Cynoglossidae).
Members of the genus Furcohaptor have a haptor with atypical structure (two long haptoral arms, one pair of typical anchors, one pair of rod-shaped hooks, five pairs of typical-shaped marginal hooks, and one pair of marginal hooks which are reduced in size) and the genus was originally placed in the family Ancyrocephalidae, but a study based on morphology and molecules demonstrated in 2017 that it was a member of the Diplectanidae.
Etymology The generic name, Furcohaptor, is in reference to the specimens' bifurcate haptors.
Species According to the World Register of Marine Species, the valid species included in the genus are: Furcohaptor brevis Nitta & Nagasawa, 2017 Furcohaptor cynoglossi Bijukumar & Kearn, 1996
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