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| genus = Microcotyle | species = fistulariae | authority = Mamaev, 1989 | synonyms = }}
'''''Microcotyle fistulariae''''' is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae.<ref name="Mamaev1989">Mamaev, Yu.L. (1989) [On species composition and morphological features of the ''Microcotyle'' genus (Microcotylidae, Monogenoidea)]. In: Lebedev, B.I. (Ed.) [Investigation in parasitology, collection of papers]. Vladivostok: DVNTs SSSR, 167 pp. (In Russian)</ref>
==Morphology== ''Microcotyle fistulariae'' has the general morphology of all species of ''Microcotyle'', with a flat body, comprising an anterior part which contains most organs and a posterior part called the haptor. The haptor is symmetrical and bears a number of clamps, arranged as two rows, one on each side. The clamps of the haptor attach the animal to the gill of the fish. There are also two small buccal suckers at the anterior extremity. The digestive organs include an anterior, terminal mouth, a muscular pharynx, and a posterior intestine with two lateral blind-ending branches. Each adult contains male and female reproductive organs. The reproductive organs include an anterior genital atrium, with spines, a dorsal vagina, a single ovary, and a number of testes which are posterior to the ovary.<ref name="Mamaev1989"/>
==Hosts and localities== [[File:Akaamadai0905.jpg|thumb|left|''Fistularia petimba'' is the type host of ''Microcotyle fistulariae'']]
The type-host is ''Fistularia petimba'' (Fistulariidae). The type-locality is the South China Sea.<ref name="Mamaev1989"/><ref name="ZhangChineseBook">Zhang, J. Y., Yang, T. B., & Liu, L. (2001). (Monogeneans of Chinese marine fishes). Beijing: Agriculture Press. [in Chinese]</ref>
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Category:Microcotyle Category:Animals described in 1989 Category:Parasites of fish