Monogenea

Body symmetry

• Littlewood and Bray 2000: bilaterally symmetric
• Namigai et al 2014: bilaterally symmetric

body shape

• Littlewood and Bray 2000: vermiform

cellularity

• Cellularity and growth form: multicellular

described accepted species

• Appeltans et al: 1626

locomotion

• Kolasa and Tyler 2010: ciliary gliding

number of dna records in ggbn

• GGBN data coverage: 1

number of public records in bold

• Barcode of Life Data Systems: 2992

number of specimens in ggbn

• GGBN data coverage: 1

percent of marine species currently described

• Appeltans et al: 13 (max)
• Appeltans et al: 7 (min)

sexual system

• Fairbairn 2013: hermaphrodite

total unknown marine species

• Appeltans et al: 10700 (min)
• Appeltans et al: 20300 (max)

total unknown species (statistical model)

• Appeltans et al: 2300 (min)
• Appeltans et al: 2700 (max)

trophic guild

• Brusca and Brusca, 2003: parasite (adult)

type specimen repository

• GBIF national node type records UK: NHMUK
• GBIF national node type records UK: NHMUK
• GBIF national node type records UK: NHMUK
• GBIF national node type records UK: NHMUK
• GBIF national node type records UK: NHMUK

undescribed marine species present in museum collections

• Appeltans et al: 200 (min)
• Appeltans et al: 300 (max)

undiscovered marine morphospecies

• Appeltans et al: 15000 (max)
• Appeltans et al: 10000 (min)

undiscovered species (molecular cryptic)

• Appeltans et al: 500 (min)
• Appeltans et al: 5000 (max)

visual system

• Nilsson 2013: stemmata