Potamotrygonocotyle uruguayensis explained

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

• 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 . 10.1007/s11230-006-9086-y . 17464482.