Jaliscia is a genus which belongs to the family Microcotylidae and class Monogenea. As all Monogenea, species of Jaliscia are ectoparasites that affect their host by attaching themselves as larvae on the gills of the fish and grow into adult stage. This larval stage is called oncomiracidium, and is characterized as free swimming and ciliated.Mamaev Y.L., Egorova T.P.: A description of Sebasticotyle ochotense n. g., n. sp., a new monogenea from scorpion fishes and the erection of Jaliscia n. g. Trudy Biologo-Poshvennogo Instituta. Novaya seriya 1977, 47, 101–105.
Members of the genus Jaliscia are characterised by an armed genital atrium, an unarmed cirrus PDF and a single unarmed vagina.
Species According to the World Register of Marine Species,WoRMS (2019). Jaliscia Mamaev & Egorova, 1977. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717527 on 2019-11-27 this genus includes one species:
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